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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 Lorraine (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 Lorraine. 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 southeast 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 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 east 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.

Lorraine is located in Jefferson 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 Jefferson County: Lewis, Oswego & Saint Lawrence.

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

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

Cemeteries Near Lorraine ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lorraine.

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

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

  • Lyman Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lyman Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lyman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Randall Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Randall Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Randall Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Thompson Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thompson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thompson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Elmwood Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elmwood Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Elmwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Giddingsville Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Giddingsville Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Giddingsville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Maplewood Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maplewood Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maplewood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Honeyville Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Honeyville Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Honeyville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Phelps Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Union Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Isham Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Isham Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Isham Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Zoar Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zoar Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zoar Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (185 more) ...
    • Saxe Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Saxe Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Saxe Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Brewster Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brewster Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brewster Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • St. Josephs Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Josephs Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Josephs 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.<6>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Lorraine had a population of 456 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Winona
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winona have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winona
    • Winona is located in Jefferson County
  • Adams
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Pierrepont Manor
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pierrepont Manor have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierrepont Manor
    • Pierrepont Manor is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pierrepont Manor <1>
  • Worth Center
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Rodman
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rodman have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodman
    • Rodman is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rodman <1>
  • Mannsville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • North Boylston
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Boylston have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Boylston
    • North Boylston is located in Oswego County
  • Adams Center
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Boylston Center
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boylston Center have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boylston Center
    • Boylston Center is located in Oswego County
  • Barnes Corners
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • East Rodman
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for East Rodman. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Rodman
    • East Rodman is located in Jefferson County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to East Rodman
    • From Lorraine to East Rodman
  • Belleville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Ellisburg
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ellisburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellisburg
      • Ellisburg is located in Jefferson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ellisburg <1>
    • Greenboro
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenboro have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenboro
      • Greenboro is located in Oswego County
    • Sandy Creek
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)

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

Newspapers Published in Lorraine ...

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 129 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lorraine.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lorraine, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Lorraine.

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 Lorraine:

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

The official website for Jefferson County: www.co.jefferson.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>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.
<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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Lorraine) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lorraine. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.7653, Longitude: -75.9574    
<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 Lorraine, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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