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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 Little Bow (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 Little Bow. 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 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.

Little Bow is located in Saint Lawrence County.

To see how the shape of New York's counties may 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 Little Bow. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Little Bow:

  • Saint Lawrence County     (The home county of Little Bow)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Little Bow, with the one closest to Little Bow listed first.
    • Elmdale
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Elmdale is located in Saint Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmdale
    • Gouverneur
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Somerville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Somerville is located in Saint Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerville
    • Wegatchie
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Wegatchie is located in Saint Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wegatchie
    • Richville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Pope Mills
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Pope Mills is located in Saint Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pope Mills
    • Talcville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Talcville is located in Saint Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talcville
    • Hammond
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Hammond is located in Saint Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 270 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hammond <1>
    • De Kalb
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • De Kalb is located in Saint Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Kalb
    • Edwards
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Edwards is located in Saint Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards
      • Estimated population in 2012: 433 people
    • Brier Hill
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • North Hammond
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • North Hammond is located in Saint Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hammond
  • Jefferson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Little Bow, with the one closest to Little Bow listed first.
    • Oxbow
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Antwerp
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Redwood
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Philadelphia
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Theresa
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Theresa is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Theresa
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 766 people
    • Browns Corners
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Browns Corners is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Corners
    • Natural Bridge
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Sterlingville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Sterlingville is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterlingville
    • Alexandria Bay
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Orleans Four Corners
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Orleans Four Corners is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orleans Four Corners
    • Deferiet
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Evans Mills
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
  • Lewis County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Little Bow, with the one closest to Little Bow listed first.
    • Harrisville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Lake Bonaparte
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Lake Bonaparte is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Bonaparte
    • Jerden Falls
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Jerden Falls is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerden Falls
    • Forest City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Forest City is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest City
    • Indian River
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Indian River is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian River
    • Belfort
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Belfort is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belfort

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

Cemeteries Near Little Bow ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Little Bow.

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.

Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Little Bow - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Little Bow covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Riverside Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • St. James Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • St. James Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Pine Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Hailesboro Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • North Gouverneur Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Pleasant Lake Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • West Fowler Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Wayside Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Maple Grove Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Woodworth Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Riverside Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (145 more) ...
    • St. Patricks Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Oldsville Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Gulf Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)

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.<3>

While we didn't find Little Bow in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Little Bow.

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

  • Natural Dam
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Natural Dam is located in Saint Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natural Dam
  • Elmdale
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Elmdale is located in Saint Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmdale
  • Gouverneur
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Hailesboro
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Wegatchie
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Wegatchie is located in Saint Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wegatchie
  • Somerville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Somerville is located in Saint Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerville
  • Brasie Corners
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Brasie Corners is located in Saint Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brasie Corners
  • Spragueville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Spragueville is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spragueville
  • Oxbow
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Richville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Rossie
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Rossie is located in Saint Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossie
  • Fowler
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Fowler is located in Saint Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowler
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Bigelow
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Bigelow is located in Saint Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bigelow
    • Pope Mills
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Pope Mills is located in Saint Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pope Mills
    • Talcville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Talcville is located in Saint Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talcville

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

Newspapers Published in Little Bow ...

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 Little Bow.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Little Bow, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Little Bow.

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 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 Little Bow:

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 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.
<3>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 Little Bow, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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- Little Bow) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.