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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 Lake Luzerne (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 Lake Luzerne. 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 Lake Luzerne ...

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 Lake Luzerne: Lk. Luzerne

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 hospitals and doctors 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.

Lake Luzerne is located in Warren 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 Warren County: Essex, Hamilton, Saratoga & Washington.

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

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

Cemeteries Near Lake Luzerne ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lake Luzerne.

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

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

  • Lake Luzerne Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Conklingville Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Conklingville Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Conklingville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Conklingville Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Conklingville Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Conklingville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Leavens Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Leavens Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Leavens Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hadley Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Lynwood Baptist Church Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Old Methodist Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Methodist Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Methodist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Corinth Catholic Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • St. Mary's Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Mary's Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Mary's Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Corinth Rural Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Mt. Hermon Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Hermon Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Hermon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Gage Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gage Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gage Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (250 more) ...
    • John Eggleston Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the John Eggleston Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the John Eggleston Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Clothier Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clothier Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clothier Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Carpenter - Haines Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carpenter - Haines Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Carpenter - Haines Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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

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

  • Hadley
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Corinth
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Corinth have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
    • Corinth is located in Saratoga County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,435 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Corinth <2>
  • Palmer
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palmer have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer
    • Palmer is located in Saratoga County
  • Conklingville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Conklingville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conklingville
    • Conklingville is located in Saratoga County
  • French Mountain
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for French Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Mountain
    • French Mountain is located in Warren County
  • Fortsville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fortsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fortsville
    • Fortsville is located in Saratoga County
  • Glens Falls
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Stony Creek
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Lake George
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • North Greenfield
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Greenfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Greenfield
    • North Greenfield is located in Saratoga County
  • Wilton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • South Glens Falls
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Lake Luzerne ...

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 58 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lake Luzerne.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Lake Luzerne. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Lake Luzerne and those printed in the larger area surrounding Lake Luzerne.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 18 miles [29 km]<6> of Lake Luzerne.

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 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 Lake Luzerne:

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

The official website for Warren County: www.co.warren.ny.us/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<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 Lake Luzerne, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>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 from Point A (ie- Lake Luzerne) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lake Luzerne. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.3129, Longitude: -73.8350    









 

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