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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 Lewis (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 Lewis. 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 and doctors 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.

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

  • Essex County     (The home county of Lewis)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lewis, with the one closest to Lewis listed first.
    • Elizabethtown
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Reber
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reber
      • Reber is located in Essex County
    • Whallonsburg
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whallonsburg
      • Whallonsburg is located in Essex County
    • Westport
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westport
      • Westport is located in Essex County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westport <1>
    • Craterclub
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craterclub
      • Craterclub is located in Essex County
    • Willsboro
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Jay
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • North Jay
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Jay
      • North Jay is located in Essex County
    • Upper Jay
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Willsboro Point
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willsboro Point
      • Willsboro Point is located in Essex County
    • Witherbee
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witherbee
      • Witherbee is located in Essex County
    • Saint Huberts
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Huberts
      • Saint Huberts is located in Essex County
  • Clinton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lewis, with the one closest to Lewis listed first.
    • Au Sable Forks
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Thomasville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomasville
      • Thomasville is located in Clinton County
    • Black Brook
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Brook
      • Black Brook is located in Clinton County
    • Village of Keeseville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • 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
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ausable Chasm
      • Ausable Chasm is located in Clinton County
    • Harkness
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harkness
      • Harkness is located in Clinton County
    • Peru
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Laphams Mills
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laphams Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laphams Mills
      • Laphams Mills is located in Clinton County
    • Redford
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Moffitsville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moffitsville
      • Moffitsville is located in Clinton County
    • Parc
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parc have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parc
      • Parc is located in Clinton County
    • Morrisonville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
  • Franklin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lewis, with the one closest to Lewis listed first.
    • Merrillsville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrillsville
      • Merrillsville is located in Franklin County
    • Harrietstown
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrietstown
      • Harrietstown is located in Franklin County
  • Addison County (VT)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lewis, with the one closest to Lewis listed first.
    • Panton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • 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
    • Ferrisburgh
      (15 miles [24.1 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
    • North Ferrisburgh Station
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Ferrisburg
      (16 miles [25.7 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
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Addison
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • 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
    • Vergennes
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • 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>
    • Addison
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Chimney Point
      (18 miles [29 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)
    • Waltham
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waltham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waltham
      • Waltham is located in Addison County (VT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 462 people
    • Palmer Corner
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer Corner
      • Palmer Corner is located in Addison County (VT)
    • Monkton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monkton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monkton
      • Monkton is located in Addison County (VT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,106 people
  • Chittenden County (VT)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lewis, with the one closest to Lewis listed first.
    • Charlotte
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Charlotte
      (16 miles [25.7 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
      (17 miles [27.4 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
      (18 miles [29 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
      (18 miles [29 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>
    • Prindle Corners
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prindle Corners
      • Prindle Corners is located in Chittenden County (VT)
    • Queen City Park
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Queen City Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queen City Park
      • Queen City Park is located in Chittenden County (VT)
    • Hinesburg
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Saint George
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint George
      • Saint George is located in Chittenden County (VT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 744 people
    • Burlington
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
      • Burlington is located in Chittenden County (VT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 42,899 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burlington <1>
    • South Burlington
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Burlington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Burlington
      • South Burlington is located in Chittenden County (VT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,578 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Burlington <1>
    • Hinesburg
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hinesburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinesburg
      • Hinesburg is located in Chittenden County (VT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,522 people
  • Grand Isle County (VT)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lewis, with the one closest to Lewis listed first.
    • South Hero
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • 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
    • Pearl
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl
      • Pearl is located in Grand Isle County (VT)

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

Newspapers Published in Lewis ...

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 108 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lewis.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lewis, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Lewis.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Lewis:

Cemeteries Near Lewis ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lewis.

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

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

  • Black River Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • 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
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • 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
  • Brookfield Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Boardman Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Boardman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Boardman Cemetery
  • Hillside Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Burt Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Burt Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Burt Cemetery
  • Norton Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • 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
  • North Jay Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the North Jay Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Jay Cemetery
  • Calvary Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Calvary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calvary Cemetery
  • Memorial Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Memorial Cemetery
  • Guilderland Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Guilderland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Guilderland Cemetery
  • Central Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (221 more) ...
    • Shaw Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • 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
    • Holt Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • 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
    • Estes Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • 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

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 Lewis had a population of 146 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Elizabethtown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Reber
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reber
    • Reber is located in Essex County
  • New Russia
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • 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>
  • Westport
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westport
    • Westport is located in Essex County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westport <1>
  • Whallonsburg
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whallonsburg
    • Whallonsburg is located in Essex County
  • Essex
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Essex have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essex
    • Essex is located in Essex County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Essex <1>
  • Willsboro
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jay
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Upper Jay
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Keene
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • 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>
  • Keene Valley
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Keene Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <1>
  • Mineville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • 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>
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Au Sable Forks
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Witherbee
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witherbee
      • Witherbee is located in Essex County
    • Willsboro Point
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willsboro Point
      • Willsboro Point is located in Essex County

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Lewis. 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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Lewis) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lewis. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.2751, Longitude: -73.5657    
<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 Lewis, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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