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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 Placid (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 Placid. 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 Placid ...

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 Placid: Lk. Placid

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 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.

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

  • Essex County     (The home county of Lake Placid)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lake Placid, with the one closest to Lake Placid listed first.
    • Whiteface
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteface
      • Whiteface is located in Essex County
    • North Elba
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Elba have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Elba
      • North Elba is located in Essex County
    • Ray Brook
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Saranac Lake
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Bloomingdale
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Upper Jay
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Saint Huberts
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Huberts
      • Saint Huberts is located in Essex County
    • Jay
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Tahawus
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tahawus have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
    • North Jay
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Jay
      • North Jay is located in Essex County
    • Elizabethtown
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Lewis
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis
      • Lewis is located in Essex County
    • Newcomb
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
  • Clinton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lake Placid, with the one closest to Lake Placid listed first.
    • Black Brook
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Brook
      • Black Brook is located in Clinton County
    • Au Sable Forks
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Thomasville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomasville
      • Thomasville is located in Clinton County
    • Redford
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Harkness
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harkness
      • Harkness is located in Clinton County
    • Moffitsville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moffitsville
      • Moffitsville is located in Clinton County
    • Standish
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standish
      • Standish is located in Clinton County
    • Village of Keeseville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Village of Keeseville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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
    • Lyon Mountain
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
    • Ausable Chasm
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ausable Chasm
      • Ausable Chasm is located in Clinton County
    • Peru
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Franklin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lake Placid, with the one closest to Lake Placid listed first.
    • Harrietstown
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrietstown
      • Harrietstown is located in Franklin County
    • Paul Smiths
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Merrillsville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrillsville
      • Merrillsville is located in Franklin County
    • Saranac Inn
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saranac Inn have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saranac Inn
      • Saranac Inn is located in Franklin County
    • Altamont
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Altamont came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altamont
      • Altamont is located in Franklin County
    • Tupper Lake
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Lake Placid ...

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 47 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lake Placid.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Lake Placid. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Lake Placid and those printed in the larger area surrounding Lake Placid.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4> of Lake Placid.

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 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 Placid:

Cemeteries Near Lake Placid ...

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

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

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

  • North Elba Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the North Elba Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Elba Cemetery
  • John Browns Grave
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the John Browns Grave have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the John Browns Grave
  • Pine Ridge Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Ridge Cemetery
  • Brookside Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brookside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brookside Cemetery
  • St. Bernards Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Ingalls Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ingalls Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ingalls Cemetery
  • Goodspeed Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Goodspeed Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Goodspeed Cemetery
  • Holt Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holt Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holt Cemetery
  • Shaw Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shaw Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shaw Cemetery
  • St. Pauls Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Pauls Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Pauls Cemetery
  • Norton Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Norton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Norton Cemetery
  • Franklin Falls Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (56 more) ...
    • Union Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
    • Union Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
    • Estes Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Estes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Estes 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.<6>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Lake Placid had a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Lake Placid had a population of 2,356 people.

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

  • North Elba
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Elba have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Elba
    • North Elba is located in Essex County
  • Ray Brook
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Saranac Lake
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Keene
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Keene have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
  • Bloomingdale
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Upper Jay
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Franklin Falls
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Franklin Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Falls
    • Franklin Falls is located in Franklin County
  • Keene Valley
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Keene Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keene Valley
    • Keene Valley is located in Essex County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Keene Valley <2>
  • Wilmington
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilmington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
  • Harrietstown
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrietstown
    • Harrietstown is located in Franklin County
  • Vermontville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vermontville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vermontville
    • Vermontville is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vermontville <2>
  • Haselton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haselton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haselton
    • Haselton is located in Essex County
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Jay
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Union Falls
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Falls
      • Union Falls is located in Clinton County
    • Alder Brook
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alder Brook have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alder Brook
      • Alder Brook is located in Franklin County

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Lake Placid. 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>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>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>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- Lake Placid) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lake Placid. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.2837, Longitude: -73.9855       In this case, the coordinates for Lake Placid have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>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.
<6>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 Placid, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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