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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 Jersalem (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 Jersalem. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Jersalem is located in Clinton 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 Clinton County: Essex, Franklin, Chittenden (VT) & Grand Isle (VT).

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

  • Clinton County     (The home county of Jersalem)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jersalem, with the one closest to Jersalem listed first.
    • Dannemora
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Altona
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Altona have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altona
      • Altona is located in Clinton County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Altona <1>
    • Ellenburg Center
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • West Beekmantown
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Beekmantown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Beekmantown
      • West Beekmantown is located in Clinton County
    • Woods Falls
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Falls
      • Woods Falls is located in Clinton County
    • Lyon Mountain
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • West Plattsburgh
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Plattsburgh
      • West Plattsburgh is located in Clinton County
    • Harrigan
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrigan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrigan
      • Harrigan is located in Clinton County
    • Mooers Forks
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Sciola
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sciola
      • Sciola is located in Clinton County
    • Moffitsville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moffitsville
      • Moffitsville is located in Clinton County
    • Morrisonville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Beekmantown
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beekmantown
      • Beekmantown is located in Clinton County
  • Essex County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jersalem, with the one closest to Jersalem listed first.
    • Keeseville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Keeseville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keeseville
      • Keeseville is located in Essex County
      • Estimated population in 2016: 1,743 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Keeseville <1>
    • Port Kent
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Port Douglass
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Douglass
      • Port Douglass is located in Essex County
    • North Jay
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Jay
      • North Jay is located in Essex County
    • Jay
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
  • Franklin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jersalem, with the one closest to Jersalem listed first.
    • Brainardsville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Chateaugay
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Burke
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Merrillsville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrillsville
      • Merrillsville is located in Franklin County
    • Whippleville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Malone
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Constable
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
  • Chittenden County (VT)
    • Miltonboro
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Miltonboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miltonboro
      • Miltonboro is located in Chittenden County (VT)
  • Franklin County (VT)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jersalem, with the one closest to Jersalem listed first.
    • Georgia Plains
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgia Plains
      • Georgia Plains is located in Franklin County (VT)
    • Maquam
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maquam
      • Maquam is located in Franklin County (VT)
    • Saint Albans
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Albans have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Albans
      • Saint Albans is located in Franklin County (VT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,540 people
    • West Georgia
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Georgia
      • West Georgia is located in Franklin County (VT)
    • Georgia
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Georgia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgia
      • Georgia is located in Franklin County (VT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,806 people
  • Grand Isle County (VT)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jersalem, with the one closest to Jersalem listed first.
    • Adams Landing
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Landing
      • Adams Landing is located in Grand Isle County (VT)
    • Isle La Motte
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Isle La Motte have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isle La Motte
      • Isle La Motte is located in Grand Isle County (VT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 493 people
    • Grand Isle
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand Isle have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Isle
      • Grand Isle is located in Grand Isle County (VT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,115 people
    • North Hero
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Pearl
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl
      • Pearl is located in Grand Isle County (VT)
    • North Hero
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Hero have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hero
      • North Hero is located in Grand Isle County (VT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 807 people
    • Alburg
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alburg
      • Alburg is located in Grand Isle County (VT)
      • Estimated population in 2011: 1,986 people
    • Alburg
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alburg
      • Alburg is located in Grand Isle County (VT)
      • Estimated population in 2012: 499 people
    • Alburgh
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alburgh
      • Alburgh is located in Grand Isle County (VT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 526 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alburgh <1>
    • South Hero
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Hero have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hero
      • South Hero is located in Grand Isle County (VT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,639 people
    • Alburg Center
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alburg Center
      • Alburg Center is located in Grand Isle County (VT)

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

Newspapers Published in Jersalem ...

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 82 newspapers that have been published in the area around Jersalem.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Jersalem, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Jersalem.

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 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 Jersalem:

Cemeteries Near Jersalem ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Jersalem.

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

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

  • State Hospital Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the State Hospital Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the State Hospital Cemetery
  • State Prison Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the State Prison Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the State Prison Cemetery
  • St. Josephs Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Josephs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Josephs Cemetery
  • State Prison & Hospital Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the State Prison & Hospital Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the State Prison & Hospital Cemetery
  • Sheldon Hill Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sheldon Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sheldon Hill Cemetery
  • Robinson District Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Robinson District Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Robinson District Cemetery
  • St. Edmunds Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Hutchins Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hutchins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hutchins Cemetery
  • Independence Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Douglass Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Douglass Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Douglass Cemetery
  • Stone Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stone Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stone Cemetery
  • St. Anns Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Anns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Anns Cemetery
  • Continue List   (148 more) ...
    • Union Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
    • West Hill Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Hill Cemetery
    • St. Alexanders Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Alexanders Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Alexanders 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 Jersalem in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Jersalem.

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

  • Alder Bend
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alder Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alder Bend
    • Alder Bend is located in Clinton County
  • Dannemora
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Irona
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Irona have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irona
    • Irona is located in Clinton County
  • Forest
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
    • Forest is located in Clinton County
  • Ellenburg Depot
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ellenburg Depot have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellenburg Depot
    • Ellenburg Depot is located in Clinton County
  • Altona
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Altona have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altona
    • Altona is located in Clinton County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Altona <1>
  • Ellenburg
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ellenburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellenburg
    • Ellenburg is located in Clinton County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ellenburg <1>
  • Ellenburg Center
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Lyon Mountain
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Russia
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Russia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russia
    • Russia is located in Clinton County
  • Cadyville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cadyville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadyville
    • Cadyville is located in Clinton County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cadyville <1>
  • West Beekmantown
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Beekmantown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Beekmantown
    • West Beekmantown is located in Clinton County
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Woods Falls
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Falls
      • Woods Falls is located in Clinton County
    • Merrill
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Merrill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrill
      • Merrill is located in Clinton County
    • Saranac
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saranac have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saranac
      • Saranac is located in Clinton County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saranac <1>

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

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

The official website for Clinton County: www.co.clinton.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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Jersalem) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Jersalem. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.8075, Longitude: -73.7454       In this case, the coordinates for Jersalem 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 Jersalem, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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