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

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

  • Saint Lawrence County     (The home county of Massena)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Massena, with the one closest to Massena listed first.
    • Massena Springs
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Massena Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massena Springs
      • Massena Springs is located in Saint Lawrence County
    • Raymondville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Helena
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Rooseveltown
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Winthrop
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Norfolk
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • 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>
    • North Stockholm
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Stockholm
      • North Stockholm is located in Saint Lawrence County
    • Norwood
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
      • Norwood is located in Saint Lawrence County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,550 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norwood <2>
    • Sandfordville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandfordville
      • Sandfordville is located in Saint Lawrence County
    • West Stockholm
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Drews Corner
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drews Corner
      • Drews Corner is located in Saint Lawrence County
    • Waddington
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Madrid Springs
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • 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
  • Franklin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Massena, with the one closest to Massena listed first.
    • Hogansburg
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hogansburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hogansburg
      • Hogansburg is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hogansburg <2>
    • Bombay
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Alburg
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alburg
      • Alburg is located in Franklin County
    • Moira
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Brushton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Fort Covington
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • East Dickinson
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Dickinson
      • East Dickinson is located in Franklin County
    • West Bangor
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bangor
      • West Bangor is located in Franklin County
    • Westville Center
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westville Center have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville Center
      • Westville Center is located in Franklin County
    • Saint Regis Falls
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Bangor
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Skerry
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Skerry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skerry
      • Skerry is located in Franklin County
    • Constable
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Massena ...

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 38 newspapers that have been published in the area around Massena.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Massena. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Massena and those printed in the larger area surrounding Massena.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> of Massena.

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 Massena:

Cemeteries Near Massena ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Massena.

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

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

  • St. Peter's RC Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Peter's RC Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Peter's RC Cemetery
  • Pine Grove Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Grove Cemetery
  • Calvary Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Calvary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calvary Cemetery
  • West Orvis Street Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Orvis Street Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Orvis Street Cemetery
  • Adath Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Adath Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Adath Cemetery
  • Pine Grove Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Grove Cemetery
  • Reed Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Reed Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Reed Cemetery
  • Nevins Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nevins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nevins Cemetery
  • Miller Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Miller Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Miller Cemetery
  • Massena Center Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Massena Center Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Massena Center Cemetery
  • Dodge Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dodge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dodge Cemetery
  • Kent Mill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kent Mill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kent Mill Cemetery
  • Continue List   (154 more) ...
    • Kyle Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kyle Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kyle Cemetery
    • St. Lawrence Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Lawrence Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Lawrence Cemetery
    • Carville Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Carville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carville 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 Massena had a population of 1,049 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Massena had a population of 10,122 people.

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

  • Massena Springs
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Massena Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massena Springs
    • Massena Springs is located in Saint Lawrence County
  • Louisville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Louisville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisville
    • Louisville is located in Saint Lawrence County
  • Raymondville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Brookdale
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brookdale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookdale
    • Brookdale is located in Saint Lawrence County
  • Helena
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Brasher Iron Works
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brasher Iron Works have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brasher Iron Works
    • Brasher Iron Works is located in Saint Lawrence County
  • Chase Mills
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • 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>
  • Norfolk
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • 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>
  • Winthrop
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Brasher Falls
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brasher Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brasher Falls
    • Brasher Falls is located in Saint Lawrence County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brasher Falls <2>
  • North Stockholm
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Stockholm
    • North Stockholm is located in Saint Lawrence County
  • Hogansburg
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hogansburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hogansburg
    • Hogansburg is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hogansburg <2>
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Stockholm Center
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stockholm Center have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockholm Center
      • Stockholm Center is located in Saint Lawrence County
    • Norwood
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
      • Norwood is located in Saint Lawrence County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,550 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norwood <2>
    • North Lawrence
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Lawrence have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Lawrence
      • North Lawrence is located in Saint Lawrence County

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

The official website for Massena: www.village.massena.ny.us/

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/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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 from Point A (ie- Massena) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Massena. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.9292, Longitude: -74.8923       In this case, the coordinates for Massena have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Massena, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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