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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 Lassellsville (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 Lassellsville. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

Lassellsville is located in Fulton 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 Fulton County: Hamilton, Herkimer, Montgomery & Saratoga.

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

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

Cemeteries Near Lassellsville ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lassellsville.

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

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

  • Micheal Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Micheal Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Micheal Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Dempster Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dempster Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dempster Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Dillaborough Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dillaborough Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dillaborough Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Fical Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fical Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fical Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Christman Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Christman Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Christman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Clemmons Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clemmons Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clemmons Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Chatsey Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chatsey Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chatsey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Clouse Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clouse Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clouse Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Dutch Reformed Church Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dutch Reformed Church Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dutch Reformed Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Nellis Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nellis Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nellis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Edwards Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Edwards Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Edwards Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Klock Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Klock Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Klock Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (367 more) ...
    • Ephratah Rural Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ephratah Rural Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ephratah Rural Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Brown Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brown Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • West St. Johnsville Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West St. Johnsville Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West St. Johnsville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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.<4>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Lassellsville had a population of 145 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Ephratah
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Garoga
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Rockwood
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rockwood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood
    • Rockwood is located in Fulton County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Rockwood
    • From Lassellsville to Rockwood
  • Oppenheim
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oppenheim have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oppenheim
    • Oppenheim is located in Fulton County
  • Saint Johnsville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Johnsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Johnsville
    • Saint Johnsville is located in Montgomery County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,670 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Johnsville <2>
  • Middle Sprite
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Crum Creek
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Stone Arabia
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stone Arabia have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Arabia
    • Stone Arabia is located in Montgomery County
  • Lotville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lotville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lotville
    • Lotville is located in Fulton County
  • East Creek
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Creek
    • East Creek is located in Herkimer County
  • Mindenville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Kecks Center
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kecks Center have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kecks Center
    • Kecks Center is located in Fulton County
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Fort Plain
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Plain have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Plain
      • Fort Plain is located in Herkimer County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,218 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Plain <2>
    • Nelliston
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nelliston have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelliston
      • Nelliston is located in Montgomery County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 568 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nelliston <2>
    • Emmonsburg
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)

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

Newspapers Published in Lassellsville ...

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 49 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lassellsville.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lassellsville, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Lassellsville.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Lassellsville:

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

The official website for Fulton County: www.fulton.ny.us/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<4>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 Lassellsville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>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- Lassellsville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lassellsville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.0490, Longitude: -74.6004    









 

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