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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.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals 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.

Garnet Lake is located in Warren 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 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.
    • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
      • Harrisburg is located in Warren County
    • Stony Creek
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Holcombville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holcombville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holcombville
      • Holcombville is located in Warren County
    • Riparius
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Warrensburg
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Riverbank
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverbank
      • Riverbank is located in Warren County
    • Brant Lake
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brant Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brant Lake
      • Brant Lake is located in Warren County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brant Lake <1>
    • Pottersville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Lake George
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake George have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake George
      • Lake George is located in Warren County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 918 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake George <1>
  • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loch Muller
      • Loch Muller is located in Essex County
    • Severance
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Blue Ridge
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Ridge
      • Blue Ridge is located in Essex County
    • 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Northville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northville
      • Northville is located in Fulton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,057 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Northville <1>
    • Cranberry Creek
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranberry Creek
      • Cranberry Creek is located in Fulton County
  • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmantown
      • Gilmantown is located in Hamilton County
    • Wells
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Speculator
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Speculator have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speculator
      • Speculator is located in Hamilton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 297 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Speculator <1>
    • Sabael
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Blackbridge ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackbridge
      • Blackbridge is located in Hamilton County
    • Indian Lake
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Hope
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
      • Hope is located in Hamilton County
  • Saratoga County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Garnet Lake, with the one closest to Garnet Lake listed first.
    • Day Center
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day Center
      • Day Center is located in Saratoga County
    • Hadley
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Edinburg
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edinburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edinburg
      • Edinburg is located in Saratoga County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edinburg <1>
    • Corinth
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Corinth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
      • Corinth is located in Saratoga County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,435 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Corinth <1>
    • Batchellerville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batchellerville
      • Batchellerville is located in Saratoga County
    • South Glens Falls
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Glens Falls
      • South Glens Falls is located in Saratoga County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,617 people
    • English Village
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for English Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Village
      • English Village is located in Saratoga County
    • 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)
    • Gurn Spring
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gurn Spring
      • Gurn Spring is located in Saratoga County
    • Kings Station
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Station
      • Kings Station is located in Saratoga County
  • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsbury
      • Kingsbury is located in Washington County
    • Fort Edward
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Edward have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Edward
      • Fort Edward is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,237 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Edward <1>
    • Chubbs Dock
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chubbs Dock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chubbs Dock
      • Chubbs Dock is located in Washington County
    • Comstock
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Whitehall
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitehall have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehall
      • Whitehall is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,517 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitehall <1>

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Garnet Lake, see our County-by-County Page for 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 69 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]<3>. 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 helpful 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:

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.

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 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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Russell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Russell Cemetery
  • Bates Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bates Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bates Cemetery
  • Scofield Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Scofield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Scofield Cemetery
  • Van Dusen Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Van Dusen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Van Dusen Cemetery
  • Wakley Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wakley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wakley Cemetery
  • Wevertown Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wevertown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wevertown Cemetery
  • Lens Lake Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lens Lake Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lens Lake Cemetery
  • Cameron Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cameron Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cameron Cemetery
  • Pendell Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pendell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pendell Cemetery
  • Combs Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Combs Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the northeast of Warrensburg.
    • The Combs Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Cat's Corner Cemetery
    • Hoag Cemetery
    • Sitting Bull Cemetery
    • Weaver Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Combs Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2188829 <4>
  • Dillingham Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dillingham Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dillingham Cemetery
  • North Creek Union Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the North Creek Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Creek Union Cemetery
  • Continue List   (118 more) ...
    • St. James Catholic Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. James Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. James Catholic Cemetery
    • St. James Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Union Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)

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>

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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thurman have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thurman
    • Thurman is located in Warren County
  • Johnsburg
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Oregon
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oregon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oregon
    • Oregon is located in Warren County
  • Bakers Mills
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bakers Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakers Mills
    • Bakers Mills is located in Warren County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bakers Mills <1>
  • Wevertown
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • The Glen
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for The Glen have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Glen
    • The Glen is located in Warren County
  • 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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Creek
    • North Creek is located in Warren County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Creek <1>
  • Griffin
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Griffin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin
    • Griffin is located in Hamilton County
  • Warrensburg
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Chestertown
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chestertown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestertown
      • Chestertown is located in Warren County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chestertown <1>
    • Igerna
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Igerna have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Igerna
      • Igerna is located in Warren County
    • North River
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North River have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North River
      • North River is located in Warren County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North River <1>

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.

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

The official website for Warren County: www.co.warren.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>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.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Garnet Lake. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.5417, Longitude: -74.0121       In this case, the coordinates for Garnet Lake have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<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 Garnet Lake, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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