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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 Keene Valley (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 Keene Valley. 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 Keene Valley ...

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 Keene Valley: Keene Vly. (or less commonly used: Keene Vally. or Keene Vlly.)

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 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.

Keene Valley is located in Essex 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 Essex County: Clinton, Franklin, Hamilton, Warren, Washington, Addison (VT) & Chittenden (VT).

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

  • Essex County     (The home county of Keene Valley)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Keene Valley, with the one closest to Keene Valley listed first.
    • Saint Huberts
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Huberts
      • Saint Huberts is located in Essex County
    • Elizabethtown
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • North Elba
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Elba have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Elba
      • North Elba is located in Essex County
    • Upper Jay
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Lake Placid
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Placid have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Placid
      • Lake Placid is located in Essex County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,356 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Placid <1>
    • Lewis
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis
      • Lewis is located in Essex County
    • Jay
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Whiteface
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteface
      • Whiteface is located in Essex County
    • Witherbee
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witherbee
      • Witherbee is located in Essex County
    • North Jay
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Jay
      • North Jay is located in Essex County
    • Ray Brook
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Blue Ridge
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Ridge
      • Blue Ridge is located in Essex County
  • Clinton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Keene Valley, with the one closest to Keene Valley listed first.
    • Au Sable Forks
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Black Brook
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Brook
      • Black Brook is located in Clinton County
    • Thomasville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomasville
      • Thomasville is located in Clinton County
    • Harkness
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harkness
      • Harkness is located in Clinton County
    • Village of Keeseville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Village of Keeseville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village of Keeseville
      • Village of Keeseville is located in Clinton County
      • Estimated population in 2015: 1,750 people
    • Ausable Chasm
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ausable Chasm
      • Ausable Chasm is located in Clinton County
    • Redford
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Peru
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Franklin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Keene Valley, with the one closest to Keene Valley listed first.
    • Harrietstown
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrietstown
      • Harrietstown is located in Franklin County
    • Merrillsville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrillsville
      • Merrillsville is located in Franklin County
    • Paul Smiths
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Saranac Inn
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saranac Inn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saranac Inn
      • Saranac Inn is located in Franklin County
  • Warren County
  • Addison County (VT)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Keene Valley, with the one closest to Keene Valley listed first.
    • Panton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Panton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panton
      • Panton is located in Addison County (VT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 718 people
    • Chimney Point
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chimney Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chimney Point
      • Chimney Point is located in Addison County (VT)
    • Addison
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Addison have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addison
      • Addison is located in Addison County (VT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,320 people
    • Addison
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Palmer Corner
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer Corner
      • Palmer Corner is located in Addison County (VT)
    • Ferrisburgh
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ferrisburgh have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferrisburgh
      • Ferrisburgh is located in Addison County (VT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,691 people
    • Ferrisburg
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ferrisburg came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferrisburg
      • Ferrisburg is located in Addison County (VT)
    • North Ferrisburgh Station
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Vergennes
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vergennes have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vergennes
      • Vergennes is located in Addison County (VT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,598 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vergennes <1>
    • Bridport
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bridport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridport
      • Bridport is located in Addison County (VT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,184 people
    • Bridport
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bridport. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridport
      • Bridport is located in Addison County (VT)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bridport <1>
    • North Ferrisburgh
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
  • Chittenden County (VT)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Keene Valley, with the one closest to Keene Valley listed first.
    • Charlotte
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Charlotte
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Charlotte have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlotte
      • Charlotte is located in Chittenden County (VT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,783 people
    • Shelburne
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shelburne have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelburne
      • Shelburne is located in Chittenden County (VT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,649 people
    • East Charlotte
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Charlotte have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Charlotte
      • East Charlotte is located in Chittenden County (VT)
    • Shelburne
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shelburne have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelburne
      • Shelburne is located in Chittenden County (VT)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shelburne <1>

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

Newspapers Published in Keene Valley ...

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 40 newspapers that have been published in the area around Keene Valley.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Keene Valley, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Keene Valley.

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 Keene Valley:

Cemeteries Near Keene Valley ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Keene Valley.

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

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

  • Estes Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Estes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Estes Cemetery
  • Holt Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holt Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holt Cemetery
  • Shaw Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shaw Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shaw Cemetery
  • Norton Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Norton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Norton Cemetery
  • Ingalls Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ingalls Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ingalls Cemetery
  • Mountain View Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mountain View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mountain View Cemetery
  • North Elba Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the North Elba Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Elba Cemetery
  • John Browns Grave
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the John Browns Grave have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the John Browns Grave
  • Malbone Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Malbone Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Malbone Cemetery
  • Black River Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Black River Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Black River Cemetery
  • Central Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • North Hudson Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the North Hudson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Hudson Cemetery
  • Continue List   (123 more) ...
    • Pine Ridge Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Ridge Cemetery
    • Fairview Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 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
    • Haselton Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Haselton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Haselton 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.<7>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Keene Valley had a population of 342 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Keene
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Keene have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keene
    • Keene is located in Essex County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Keene <1>
  • New Russia
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Russia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Russia
    • New Russia is located in Essex County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Russia <1>
  • Elizabethtown
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • North Elba
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Elba have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Elba
    • North Elba is located in Essex County
  • Upper Jay
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Lake Placid
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Placid have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Placid
    • Lake Placid is located in Essex County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,356 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Placid <1>
  • Lewis
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis
    • Lewis is located in Essex County
  • Jay
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Wilmington
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilmington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmington
    • Wilmington is located in Essex County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilmington <1>
  • Witherbee
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witherbee
    • Witherbee is located in Essex County
  • Mineville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mineville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineville
    • Mineville is located in Essex County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mineville <1>
  • Haselton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haselton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haselton
    • Haselton is located in Essex County
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Tahawus
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tahawus have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tahawus
      • Tahawus is located in Essex County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tahawus <1>
    • Blue Ridge
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Ridge
      • Blue Ridge is located in Essex County
    • Moriah Center
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moriah Center have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moriah Center
      • Moriah Center is located in Essex County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moriah Center <1>

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

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

The official website for Essex County: www.co.essex.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>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
<4>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.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Keene Valley) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Keene Valley. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.1898, Longitude: -73.7860       In this case, the coordinates for Keene Valley have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>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.
<7>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 Keene Valley, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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