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 Hailesboro (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 Hailesboro. 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.
Hailesboro is located in Saint Lawrence 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 Saint Lawrence County: Franklin, Hamilton, Herkimer, Jefferson & Lewis.
Below are the counties that are near Hailesboro. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hailesboro:
- Saint Lawrence County (The home county of Hailesboro)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hailesboro, with the one closest to Hailesboro listed first.
- Gouverneur
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Elmdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Elmdale is located in Saint Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmdale
- Somerville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Somerville is located in Saint Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerville
- Talcville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Talcville is located in Saint Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talcville
- Wegatchie
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Wegatchie is located in Saint Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wegatchie
- Richville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Edwards
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Edwards is located in Saint Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards
- Estimated population in 2012: 433 people
- South Edwards
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- South Edwards is located in Saint Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Edwards
- Pope Mills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Pope Mills is located in Saint Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pope Mills
- De Kalb
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- De Kalb is located in Saint Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Kalb
- De Kalb Junction
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hermon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hammond
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hailesboro, with the one closest to Hailesboro listed first.
- Oxbow
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Antwerp
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Natural Bridge
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Philadelphia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Redwood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Sterlingville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Sterlingville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterlingville
- Theresa
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Theresa is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Theresa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 766 people
- Browns Corners
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Browns Corners is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Corners
- Deferiet
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Herrings
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Herrings is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herrings
- Estimated population in 2017: 90 people
- Carthage
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Evans Mills
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Alexandria Bay
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Lewis County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hailesboro, with the one closest to Hailesboro listed first.
- Lake Bonaparte
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Lake Bonaparte is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Bonaparte
- Harrisville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jerden Falls
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Jerden Falls is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerden Falls
- Indian River
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Indian River is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian River
- Forest City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Forest City is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest City
- Belfort
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Belfort is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belfort
- Croghan
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Naumburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Naumburg is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naumburg
- Castorland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Denmark
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Denmark is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denmark
- Briggs Corner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Briggs Corner is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briggs Corner
- Copenhagen
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hailesboro, see our County-by-County Page for Hailesboro.
Cemeteries Near Hailesboro ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hailesboro.
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 Hailesboro - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hailesboro covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hailesboro, with the one closest to Hailesboro listed first.
- Hailesboro Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Riverside Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- St. James Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- St. James Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- West Fowler Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Gulf Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- North Gouverneur Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Wayside Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Pine Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Fairview Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Riverside Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Continue List (147 more) ...
- Pleasant Lake Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hillside Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Riverside Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
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 Hailesboro had a population of 268 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Hailesboro, with the one closest to Hailesboro listed first.
- Gouverneur
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Fowler
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Fowler is located in Saint Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowler
- Natural Dam
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Natural Dam is located in Saint Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natural Dam
- Somerville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Somerville is located in Saint Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerville
- Spragueville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Spragueville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spragueville
- Elmdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Elmdale is located in Saint Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmdale
- Talcville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Talcville is located in Saint Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talcville
- Wegatchie
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Wegatchie is located in Saint Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wegatchie
- Richville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Oxbow
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Bigelow
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bigelow is located in Saint Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bigelow
- Edwards
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Edwards is located in Saint Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards
- Estimated population in 2012: 433 people
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Brasie Corners
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Brasie Corners is located in Saint Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brasie Corners
- Antwerp
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rossie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rossie is located in Saint Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossie
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hailesboro. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hailesboro.
Newspapers Published in Hailesboro ...
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 70 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hailesboro.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hailesboro, 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 Hailesboro.
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 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 Hailesboro:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Saint Lawrence County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Jefferson County
- Lewis 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 Hailesboro, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Hailesboro) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |