Our Genealogy Helper

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 Lisbon (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 Lisbon. 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 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.

Lisbon is located in Saint Lawrence 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 Saint Lawrence County: Franklin, Hamilton, Herkimer, Jefferson & Lewis.

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

• Saint Lawrence County     (The home county of Lisbon)
  • The following are listed by their distance from Lisbon, with the one closest to Lisbon listed first.
  • Ogdensburg
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ogdensburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogdensburg
    • Ogdensburg is located in Saint Lawrence County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,388 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ogdensburg <2>
  • Madrid Springs
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Madrid Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madrid Springs
    • Madrid Springs is located in Saint Lawrence County
  • Heuvelton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heuvelton
    • Heuvelton is located in Saint Lawrence County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 714 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Heuvelton <2>
  • Rensselaer Falls
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rensselaer Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rensselaer Falls
    • Rensselaer Falls is located in Saint Lawrence County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 302 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rensselaer Falls <2>
  • Slab City
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Slab City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab City
    • Slab City is located in Saint Lawrence County
  • Drews Corner
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drews Corner
    • Drews Corner is located in Saint Lawrence County
  • Waddington
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waddington
    • Waddington is located in Saint Lawrence County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 938 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waddington <2>
  • Canton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
    • Canton is located in Saint Lawrence County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,482 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canton <2>
  • Galilee
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Galilee have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galilee
    • Galilee is located in Saint Lawrence County
  • Lost Village
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lost Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Village
    • Lost Village is located in Saint Lawrence County
  • De Kalb Junction
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Kalb Junction
    • De Kalb Junction is located in Saint Lawrence County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for De Kalb Junction <2>
  • De Kalb
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Kalb
    • De Kalb is located in Saint Lawrence County
  • Norfolk
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norfolk have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norfolk
    • Norfolk is located in Saint Lawrence County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norfolk <2>

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

Newspapers Published in Lisbon ...

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 91 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lisbon.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lisbon, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Lisbon.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Lisbon:

• Websites specific to New York
  • Jump to Cyndi's List
  • Jump to Family Search
  • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Website for the New York State Archives

• Pages specific to Saint Lawrence County
  • Jump to Cyndi's List
  • Jump to Family Search
  • Jump to Genealogy Trails

• Genealogy information for nearby counties

• Cemetery Information and Directories for New York
  • Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of New York
  • Cyndi's List
  • Cemeteries of New York
  • Cemeteries of Saint Lawrence County
  • FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of New York
  • Find-A-Grave: Home Page
  • Interment.net
  • Cemeteries of New York
  • Cemeteries of Saint Lawrence County

Cemeteries Near Lisbon ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lisbon.

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

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

• Lisbon Cemetery
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lisbon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lisbon Cemetery
• Martin Cemetery
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Martin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Martin Cemetery
• O'Neill Cemetery
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the O'Neill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the O'Neill Cemetery
• Livingston Cemetery
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Livingston Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Livingston Cemetery
• Flackville Cemetery
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Flackville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Flackville Cemetery
• Fulton Cemetery
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fulton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fulton Cemetery
• Briggs Cemetery
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Briggs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Briggs Cemetery
• Old State Hospital Cemetery
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old State Hospital Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old State Hospital Cemetery
• Lawrence Cemetery
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lawrence Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lawrence Cemetery
• Union Cemetery
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • 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
• State Hospital Cemetery
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the State Hospital Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the State Hospital Cemetery
• Walruth Cemetery
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Walruth Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Walruth Cemetery
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  • Morley Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Morley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Morley Cemetery
  • Trinity Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Trinity Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Trinity Cemetery
  • Doran Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Doran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Doran 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.<4>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Lisbon had a post office and no railroad service.

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

• Flackville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flackville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flackville
  • Flackville is located in Saint Lawrence County
• Ogdensburg
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ogdensburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogdensburg
  • Ogdensburg is located in Saint Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,388 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ogdensburg <2>
• Morley
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morley
  • Morley is located in Saint Lawrence County
• Heuvelton
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heuvelton
  • Heuvelton is located in Saint Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 714 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Heuvelton <2>
• Bucks Bridge
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bucks Bridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucks Bridge
  • Bucks Bridge is located in Saint Lawrence County
• Madrid Springs
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Madrid Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madrid Springs
  • Madrid Springs is located in Saint Lawrence County
• Rensselaer Falls
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rensselaer Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rensselaer Falls
  • Rensselaer Falls is located in Saint Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 302 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rensselaer Falls <2>
• Madrid
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Madrid have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madrid
  • Madrid is located in Saint Lawrence County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Madrid <2>
• Canton
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
  • Canton is located in Saint Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,482 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canton <2>
• West Potsdam
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Potsdam have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Potsdam
  • West Potsdam is located in Saint Lawrence County
• Waddington
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waddington
  • Waddington is located in Saint Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 938 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waddington <2>
• De Peyster
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for De Peyster have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Peyster
  • De Peyster is located in Saint Lawrence County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for De Peyster <2>
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  • Chase Mills
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chase Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase Mills
    • Chase Mills is located in Saint Lawrence County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chase Mills <2>
  • De Kalb
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Kalb
    • De Kalb is located in Saint Lawrence County
  • De Kalb Junction
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Kalb Junction
    • De Kalb Junction is located in Saint Lawrence County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for De Kalb Junction <2>

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Saint Lawrence County: www.co.st-lawrence.ny.us/

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