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 Goldsmith (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 Goldsmith. 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.
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 southeast 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 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 east 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.
Goldsmith is located in Franklin 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 Franklin County: Clinton, Essex, Hamilton & Saint Lawrence.
Below are the counties that are near Goldsmith. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Goldsmith:
- Franklin County (The home county of Goldsmith)
- The following are listed by their distance from Goldsmith, with the one closest to Goldsmith listed first.
- Merrillsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Merrillsville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrillsville
- Alder Brook
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Alder Brook is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alder Brook
- Franklin Falls
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Franklin Falls is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Falls
- Harrietstown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Harrietstown is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrietstown
- Paul Smiths
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Brainardsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Whippleville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Saranac Inn
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Saranac Inn is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saranac Inn
- Skerry
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Skerry is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skerry
- Burke
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Malone
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Chateaugay
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Bangor
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Clinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Goldsmith, with the one closest to Goldsmith listed first.
- Clayburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Clayburg is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayburg
- Standish
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Standish is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standish
- Redford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Lyon Mountain
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Moffitsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Moffitsville is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moffitsville
- Black Brook
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Black Brook is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Brook
- Dannemora
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Au Sable Forks
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Harrigan
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Harrigan is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrigan
- Thomasville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Thomasville is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomasville
- Cadyville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Harkness
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Harkness is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harkness
- Ellenburg Center
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Essex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Goldsmith, with the one closest to Goldsmith listed first.
- Bloomingdale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Wilmington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Saranac Lake
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Whiteface
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Whiteface is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteface
- Ray Brook
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Jay
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Placid
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- North Jay
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- North Jay is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Jay
- Upper Jay
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- North Elba
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- North Elba is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Elba
- Keeseville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Port Douglass
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Port Douglass is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Douglass
- Lewis
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lewis is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Goldsmith, see our County-by-County Page for Goldsmith.
Cemeteries Near Goldsmith ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Goldsmith.
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 Goldsmith - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Goldsmith covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Goldsmith, with the one closest to Goldsmith listed first.
- Merrillsville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- St. Rose Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Union Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Franklin Falls Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Goodspeed Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Union Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Mountain View Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mountain View Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Brookside Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Hoose Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Brighton Memorial Park
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (111 more) ...
- Independence Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence Cemetery
- The Independence Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Patrick Cemetery
- Saranac Hollow Cemetery
- Saranac Independence Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2153208 <2>
- Ladd Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Haselton Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
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, Goldsmith had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Goldsmith, with the one closest to Goldsmith listed first.
- Loon Lake
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Loon Lake is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loon Lake
- Alder Brook
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Alder Brook is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alder Brook
- Union Falls
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Union Falls is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Falls
- Wolf Pond
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wolf Pond is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Pond
- Vermontville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Clayburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Clayburg is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayburg
- Standish
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Standish is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standish
- Franklin Falls
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Franklin Falls is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Falls
- Redford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Bloomingdale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Lyon Mountain
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Moffitsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Moffitsville is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moffitsville
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Russia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Russia is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russia
- Saranac
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Merrill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Merrill is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrill
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Goldsmith. See our List of 1890's Communities around Goldsmith.
Newspapers Published in Goldsmith ...
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 57 newspapers that have been published in the area around Goldsmith.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Goldsmith, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Goldsmith.
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 websites either 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 Goldsmith:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Franklin County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clinton County
- Essex 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 Goldsmith, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 from Point A (ie- Goldsmith) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |