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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 Garnet Lake (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 Garnet Lake. 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 Garnet Lake ...

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 Garnet Lake: Garnet Lk.

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 northwest 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 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 west 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.

Garnet Lake is located in Warren 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 Warren County: Essex, Hamilton, Saratoga & Washington.

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

  • Warren County     (The home county of Garnet Lake)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Garnet Lake, with the one closest to Garnet Lake listed first.
    • Bakers Mills
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Johnsburg
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Wevertown
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Athol
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Harrisburg
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Harrisburg is located in Warren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
    • Stony Creek
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Holcombville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Holcombville is located in Warren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holcombville
    • Riparius
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Warrensburg
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Chestertown
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Riverbank
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Riverbank is located in Warren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverbank
    • Brant Lake
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Essex County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Garnet Lake, with the one closest to Garnet Lake listed first.
    • Minerva
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Loch Muller
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Loch Muller is located in Essex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loch Muller
    • Schroon Lake
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Boreas River
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Boreas River is located in Essex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boreas River
    • Severance
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Blue Ridge
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Blue Ridge is located in Essex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Ridge
    • Newcomb
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Fulton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Garnet Lake, with the one closest to Garnet Lake listed first.
    • Northville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Cranberry Creek
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Cranberry Creek is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranberry Creek
    • North Broadalbin
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • North Broadalbin is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Broadalbin
  • Hamilton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Garnet Lake, with the one closest to Garnet Lake listed first.
    • Gilmantown
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Gilmantown is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmantown
    • Wells
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Speculator
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Sabael
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Blackbridge ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Blackbridge is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackbridge
    • Indian Lake
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Hope
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Hope is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
    • Benson
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Benson is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson
    • Piseco
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Blue Mountain Lake
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Saratoga County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Garnet Lake, with the one closest to Garnet Lake listed first.
    • Allentown
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Allentown is located in Saratoga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allentown
    • Day Center
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Day Center is located in Saratoga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day Center
    • Hadley
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Edinburg
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Corinth
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Batchellerville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Batchellerville is located in Saratoga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batchellerville
    • South Corinth
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • South Corinth is located in Saratoga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Corinth
    • South Glens Falls
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • South Glens Falls is located in Saratoga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Glens Falls
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,617 people
    • English Village
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • English Village is located in Saratoga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Village
    • Porter Corners
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Wilton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Gansevoort
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Washington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Garnet Lake, with the one closest to Garnet Lake listed first.
    • Huletts Landing
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Fort Ann
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Hudson Falls
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Kingsbury
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Kingsbury is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsbury
    • Fort Edward
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Chubbs Dock
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Chubbs Dock is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chubbs Dock
    • Comstock
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Whitehall
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)

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

Cemeteries Near Garnet Lake ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Garnet Lake.

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 Garnet Lake - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Russell Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Bates Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Scofield Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Van Dusen Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Wakley Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Wevertown Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Lens Lake Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Cameron Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Pendell Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Combs Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Combs Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Combs Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<2> to the southwest of Warrensburg.
    • The Combs Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Cat's Corner Cemetery
    • Hoag Cemetery
    • Sitting Bull Cemetery
    • Weaver Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2188829 <3>
  • Dillingham Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • North Creek Union Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (119 more) ...

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<4>

While we didn't find Garnet Lake in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Garnet Lake.

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

  • Thurman
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Thurman is located in Warren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thurman
  • Johnsburg
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Oregon
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Oregon is located in Warren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oregon
  • Bakers Mills
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Wevertown
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • The Glen
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • The Glen is located in Warren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Glen
  • Stony Creek
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Athol
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Riparius
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • North Creek
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Griffin
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Griffin is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin
  • Warrensburg
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Chestertown
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Igerna
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Igerna is located in Warren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Igerna
    • North River
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)

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

Newspapers Published in Garnet Lake ...

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 67 newspapers that have been published in the area around Garnet Lake.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Garnet Lake, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Garnet Lake.

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 Garnet Lake:

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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Garnet Lake) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>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.
<4>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 Garnet Lake, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.