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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 Grantville (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 Grantville. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors 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.

Grantville is located in Saint Lawrence 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 Saint Lawrence County: Franklin, Hamilton, Herkimer, Jefferson & Lewis.

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

  • Saint Lawrence County     (The home county of Grantville)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Grantville, with the one closest to Grantville listed first.
    • Raymondville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Massena Springs
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Massena Springs. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massena Springs
      • Massena Springs is located in Saint Lawrence County
    • Massena
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Massena have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massena
      • Massena is located in Saint Lawrence County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,122 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Massena <1>
    • Norfolk
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norfolk have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norfolk
      • Norfolk is located in Saint Lawrence County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norfolk <1>
    • North Stockholm
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Stockholm
      • North Stockholm is located in Saint Lawrence County
    • Winthrop
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Sandfordville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandfordville
      • Sandfordville is located in Saint Lawrence County
    • Norwood
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
      • Norwood is located in Saint Lawrence County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,550 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norwood <1>
    • Helena
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • West Stockholm
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Brasher Iron Works
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Brasher Iron Works. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brasher Iron Works
      • Brasher Iron Works is located in Saint Lawrence County
    • Drews Corner
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drews Corner
      • Drews Corner is located in Saint Lawrence County
  • Franklin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Grantville, with the one closest to Grantville listed first.
    • Hogansburg
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hogansburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hogansburg
      • Hogansburg is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hogansburg <1>
    • Alburg
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alburg
      • Alburg is located in Franklin County
    • Bombay
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Moira
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Brushton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • East Dickinson
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Dickinson
      • East Dickinson is located in Franklin County
    • Fort Covington
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Saint Regis Falls
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • West Bangor
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bangor
      • West Bangor is located in Franklin County
    • Bangor
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Westville Center
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Westville Center. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville Center
      • Westville Center is located in Franklin County
    • Skerry
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Skerry. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skerry
      • Skerry is located in Franklin County

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

Cemeteries Near Grantville ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Grantville.

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 Grantville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Kent Mill Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kent Mill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kent Mill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Brookdale Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Kyle Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kyle Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kyle Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pine Grove Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jenkins Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jenkins Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jenkins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Visitation Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Visitation Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Visitation Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Peter's RC Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Peter's RC Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Peter's RC Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pine Grove Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • West Orvis Street Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Orvis Street Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Orvis Street Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Calvary Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calvary Cemetery
    • 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.
  • Adath Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Adath Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Adath Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Lawrence Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Lawrence Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Lawrence Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (158 more) ...
    • Richardson Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Richardson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Richardson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Nevins Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nevins Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nevins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Reed Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Reed Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Reed Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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>

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

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

  • Raymondville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Brookdale
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brookdale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookdale
    • Brookdale is located in Saint Lawrence County
  • Massena Springs
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Massena Springs. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massena Springs
    • Massena Springs is located in Saint Lawrence County
  • Norfolk
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norfolk have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norfolk
    • Norfolk is located in Saint Lawrence County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norfolk <1>
  • Massena
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Massena have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massena
    • Massena is located in Saint Lawrence County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,122 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Massena <1>
  • Louisville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Louisville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisville
    • Louisville is located in Saint Lawrence County
  • North Stockholm
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Stockholm
    • North Stockholm is located in Saint Lawrence County
  • Winthrop
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Chase Mills
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chase Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase Mills
    • Chase Mills is located in Saint Lawrence County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chase Mills <1>
  • Norwood
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
    • Norwood is located in Saint Lawrence County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,550 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norwood <1>
  • Stockholm Center
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stockholm Center have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockholm Center
    • Stockholm Center is located in Saint Lawrence County
  • Brasher Falls
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brasher Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brasher Falls
    • Brasher Falls is located in Saint Lawrence County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brasher Falls <1>
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • West Stockholm
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Buckton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buckton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckton
      • Buckton is located in Saint Lawrence County
    • Helena
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)

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

Newspapers Published in Grantville ...

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 34 newspapers that have been published in the area around Grantville.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Grantville, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Grantville.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Grantville:

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

The official website for Saint Lawrence County: www.co.st-lawrence.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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<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- Grantville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Grantville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.8595, Longitude: -74.9210       In this case, the coordinates for Grantville 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 Grantville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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