Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Fort Ticonderoga (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 Fort Ticonderoga. 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 Fort Ticonderoga ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Fort Ticonderoga: Ft. Ticonderoga
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 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.
Fort Ticonderoga is located in Essex 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 Essex County: Clinton, Franklin, Hamilton, Warren, Washington, Addison (VT) & Chittenden (VT).
Below are the counties that are near Fort Ticonderoga. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Fort Ticonderoga:
- Essex County (The home county of Fort Ticonderoga)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fort Ticonderoga, with the one closest to Fort Ticonderoga listed first.
- Ticonderoga
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Ironville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ironville is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironville
- Port Henry
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Moriah
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Severance
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Witherbee
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Witherbee is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witherbee
- Schroon Lake
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Blue Ridge
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Blue Ridge is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Ridge
- Westport
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Loch Muller
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Loch Muller is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loch Muller
- Elizabethtown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Boreas River
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Boreas River is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boreas River
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fort Ticonderoga, with the one closest to Fort Ticonderoga listed first.
- Hague
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Silver Bay
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sabbath Day Point
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sabbath Day Point is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sabbath Day Point
- Adirondack
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Brant Lake
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- North Bolton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- North Bolton is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bolton
- Bolton Landing
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Riverbank
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Riverbank is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverbank
- Pottersville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Chestertown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Bolton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bolton is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton
- Riparius
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fort Ticonderoga, with the one closest to Fort Ticonderoga listed first.
- Dresden
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Dresden is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dresden
- Chubbs Dock
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Chubbs Dock is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chubbs Dock
- Huletts Landing
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Whitehall
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Hampton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Hampton is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton
- Comstock
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- North Granville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- North Granville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Granville
- Truthville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Truthville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truthville
- Middle Granville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Fort Ann
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Granville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Addison County (VT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fort Ticonderoga, with the one closest to Fort Ticonderoga listed first.
- Shoreham
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Shoreham is located in Addison County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoreham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,229 people
- Shoreham
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Orwell
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Orwell is located in Addison County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orwell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,212 people
- Orwell
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- East Shoreham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- East Shoreham is located in Addison County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Shoreham
- Richville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Richville is located in Addison County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richville
- Whiting
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Whiting is located in Addison County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiting
- Population from the 2020 Census: 412 people
- Whiting
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Bridport
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Bridport is located in Addison County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,184 people
- Bridport
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- West Cornwall
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- West Cornwall is located in Addison County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Cornwall
- Leicester Junction
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Leicester Junction is located in Addison County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leicester Junction
- Rutland County (VT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fort Ticonderoga, with the one closest to Fort Ticonderoga listed first.
- Benson Landing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Benson Landing is located in Rutland County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson Landing
- Benson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Benson is located in Rutland County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 991 people
- Benson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sudbury
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Sudbury is located in Rutland County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sudbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 536 people
- West Haven
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- West Haven is located in Rutland County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Haven
- Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
- West Haven
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- West Haven is located in Rutland County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Haven
- Hubbardton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hubbardton is located in Rutland County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbardton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 661 people
- West Castleton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- West Castleton is located in Rutland County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Castleton
- Brandon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Brandon is located in Rutland County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,705 people
- Brandon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Forest Dale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Forest Dale is located in Rutland County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Dale
- Fair Haven
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Fair Haven is located in Rutland County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Haven
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,530 people
- Windsor County (VT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fort Ticonderoga, with the one closest to Fort Ticonderoga listed first.
- Rochester
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Rochester is located in Windsor County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,085 people
- Rochester
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Emerson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Emerson is located in Windsor County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerson
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Fort Ticonderoga, see our County-by-County Page for Fort Ticonderoga.
Cemeteries Near Fort Ticonderoga ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Fort Ticonderoga.
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 Fort Ticonderoga - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Fort Ticonderoga covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Fort Ticonderoga, with the one closest to Fort Ticonderoga listed first.
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- St. Mary's Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Mary's Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Mary's Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Ticonderoga.
- The St. Mary's Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Alexandria Cemetery
- St. Mary's Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #66086 <2>
- Lakeview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jennison Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- St. Genevieve Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lake View Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View Cemetery
- The Lake View Cemetery has also been known as:
- Lakeview Cemetery
- Meadow Knoll Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- North Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Lapell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Rich Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Knapp Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (299 more) ...
- Peter Hall Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mountain View Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hack Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Fort Ticonderoga had railroad service and no post office.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Fort Ticonderoga, with the one closest to Fort Ticonderoga listed first.
- Ticonderoga
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Wright
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Wright is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright
- Baldwin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Baldwin is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin
- Street Road
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Street Road is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Street Road
- Orwell
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Shoreham
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Putnam
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Putnam is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnam
- East Shoreham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- East Shoreham is located in Addison County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Shoreham
- Richville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Richville is located in Addison County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richville
- Putnam Station
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Benson Landing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Benson Landing is located in Rutland County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson Landing
- Crown Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- West Bridport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- West Bridport is located in Addison County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bridport
- Hague
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Crown Point Center
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Crown Point Center is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown Point Center
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Fort Ticonderoga. See our List of 1890's Communities around Fort Ticonderoga.
Newspapers Published in Fort Ticonderoga ...
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 27 newspapers that have been published in the area around Fort Ticonderoga.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Fort Ticonderoga, 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 Fort Ticonderoga.
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 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 Fort Ticonderoga:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Essex County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Warren County
- Washington County
- Addison County
- Rutland County
- Windsor County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for New York
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Fort Ticonderoga, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Fort Ticonderoga) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |