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 High Falls (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 High Falls. 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 southwest 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 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 west 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.
High Falls is located in Lewis 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 Lewis County: Herkimer, Jefferson, Oneida, Oswego & Saint Lawrence.
Below are the counties that are near High Falls. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to High Falls:
- Lewis County (The home county of High Falls)
- The following are listed by their distance from High Falls, with the one closest to High Falls listed first.
- Belfort
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Belfort is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belfort
- Croghan
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Indian River
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Indian River is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian River
- Forest City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Forest City is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest City
- Jerden Falls
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Jerden Falls is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerden Falls
- Naumburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Naumburg is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naumburg
- Crystal Dale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Crystal Dale is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Dale
- Castorland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Petries Corners
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Petries Corners is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petries Corners
- Briggs Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Briggs Corner is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briggs Corner
- Number Four
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Number Four is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Number Four
- Denmark
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Denmark is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denmark
- Herkimer County
- The following are listed by their distance from High Falls, with the one closest to High Falls listed first.
- Beaver River
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Thendara
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Thendara is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thendara
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from High Falls, with the one closest to High Falls listed first.
- Natural Bridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Carthage
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- West Carthage
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- West Carthage is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Carthage
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,901 people
- Herrings
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Herrings is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herrings
- Estimated population in 2017: 90 people
- Deferiet
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Great Bend
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Sterlingville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Sterlingville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterlingville
- Black River
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Antwerp
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Philadelphia
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Calcium
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- East Rodman
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- East Rodman is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Rodman
- Oneida County
- The following are listed by their distance from High Falls, with the one closest to High Falls listed first.
- Woodgate
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Boonville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Saint Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from High Falls, with the one closest to High Falls listed first.
- Jayville ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Jayville is located in Saint Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jayville
- Coffins Mills
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Coffins Mills is located in Saint Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffins Mills
- Oswegatchie
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Star Lake
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Lower Oswegatchie
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Lower Oswegatchie is located in Saint Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Oswegatchie
- South Edwards
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- South Edwards is located in Saint Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Edwards
- Somerville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Somerville is located in Saint Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerville
- Talcville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Talcville is located in Saint Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talcville
- Wanakena
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Newton Falls
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Edwards
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Edwards is located in Saint Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards
- Estimated population in 2012: 433 people
- Gouverneur
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to High Falls, see our County-by-County Page for High Falls.
Cemeteries Near High Falls ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of High Falls.
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 High Falls - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for High Falls covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from High Falls, with the one closest to High Falls listed first.
- St. Stephens Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Basselin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Salem Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Union Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Fairview Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Wetmore Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Sunnyside Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Hillside Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Ebblie Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Tinney Corners Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Beaches Bridge Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Swinburne Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Continue List (94 more) ...
- Blanchard Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Hillside Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Oswegatchie Corners Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 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.<3>
While we didn't find High Falls in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of High Falls.
These communities are listed based on their distance from High Falls, with the one closest to High Falls listed first.
- Croghan
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Belfort
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Belfort is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belfort
- Beaver Falls
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Kirschnerville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Kirschnerville is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirschnerville
- Indian River
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Indian River is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian River
- Naumburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Naumburg is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naumburg
- New Bremen
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- New Bremen is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bremen
- Jerden Falls
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Jerden Falls is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerden Falls
- Castorland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Crystal Dale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Crystal Dale is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Dale
- Petries Corners
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Petries Corners is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petries Corners
- Watson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Watson is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Bushes Landing
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Bushes Landing is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushes Landing
- Number Four
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Number Four is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Number Four
- Deer River
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around High Falls. See our List of 1890's Communities around High Falls.
Newspapers Published in High Falls ...
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 88 newspapers that have been published in the area around High Falls.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of High Falls, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for High Falls.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we 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 High Falls:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Lewis County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Herkimer County
- Jefferson County
- Oneida County
- Saint Lawrence 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 High Falls, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- High Falls) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |