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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 High Flats (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 Flats. 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 High Flats ...

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 High Flats: High Flts.

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 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.

High Flats 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 High Flats. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to High Flats:

  • Saint Lawrence County     (The home county of High Flats)
    • The following are listed by their distance from High Flats, with the one closest to High Flats listed first.
    • Parishville Center
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parishville Center
      • Parishville Center is located in Saint Lawrence County
    • Willisville
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willisville
      • Willisville is located in Saint Lawrence County
    • West Parishville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Parishville
      • West Parishville is located in Saint Lawrence County
    • Colton
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Parishville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Coney Island
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coney Island have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coney Island
      • Coney Island is located in Saint Lawrence County
    • Hannawa Falls
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • South Colton
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Potsdam
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potsdam
      • Potsdam is located in Saint Lawrence County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,796 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Potsdam <1>
    • Pierrepont
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierrepont
      • Pierrepont is located in Saint Lawrence County
    • West Stockholm
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Sandfordville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandfordville
      • Sandfordville is located in Saint Lawrence County
  • Franklin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from High Flats, with the one closest to High Flats listed first.
    • Saint Regis Falls
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Alburg
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alburg
      • Alburg is located in Franklin County
    • Moira
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • East Dickinson
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Dickinson
      • East Dickinson is located in Franklin County
    • Brushton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • West Bangor
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bangor
      • West Bangor is located in Franklin County
    • Skerry
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Skerry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skerry
      • Skerry is located in Franklin County
    • Hogansburg
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hogansburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hogansburg
      • Hogansburg is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hogansburg <1>
    • Bangor
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Bombay
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)

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

Newspapers Published in High Flats ...

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 60 newspapers that have been published in the area around High Flats.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of High Flats, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for High Flats.

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 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 Flats:

Cemeteries Near High Flats ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of High Flats.

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

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

  • Chapel Hill Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chapel Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chapel Hill Cemetery
  • Pleasant Mound Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Mound Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Mound Cemetery
  • St. Patrick Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Patrick Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Patrick Cemetery
  • Willisville Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Willisville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Willisville Cemetery
  • Hillcrest Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hillcrest Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillcrest Cemetery
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
  • Riverside Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riverside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverside Cemetery
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
  • Garfield Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Garfield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Garfield Cemetery
  • Old St. Marys Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old St. Marys Cemetery
  • Parmeter Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Parmeter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Parmeter Cemetery
  • Russell Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • 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
  • Continue List   (148 more) ...
    • Bayside Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • White Church Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the White Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the White Church Cemetery
    • Pierrepont Hill Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pierrepont Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pierrepont Hill Cemetery

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 High Flats in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of High Flats.

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

  • Parishville Center
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parishville Center
    • Parishville Center is located in Saint Lawrence County
  • Colton
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • West Parishville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Parishville
    • West Parishville is located in Saint Lawrence County
  • Parishville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Hannawa Falls
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • South Colton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Southville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Southville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southville
    • Southville is located in Saint Lawrence County
  • Potsdam
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potsdam
    • Potsdam is located in Saint Lawrence County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,796 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Potsdam <1>
  • Pierrepont
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierrepont
    • Pierrepont is located in Saint Lawrence County
  • West Stockholm
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Crary Mills
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crary Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crary Mills
    • Crary Mills is located in Saint Lawrence County
  • Sisson
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sisson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sisson
    • Sisson is located in Saint Lawrence County
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • West Pierrepont
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Pierrepont
      • West Pierrepont is located in Saint Lawrence County
    • Stark
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stark have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stark
      • Stark is located in Saint Lawrence County
    • Norwood
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • 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>

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for High Flats. 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>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 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- High Flats) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in High Flats. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.5934, Longitude: -74.8888       In this case, the coordinates for High Flats 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 High Flats, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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