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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 McEwens Corner (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 McEwens Corner. 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.

Name Variations for McEwens Corner ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

  • A typical abbreviation for McEwens Corner: McEwens Cor. (or less commonly used: McEwens Crn.)
  • While the name of this community is McEwens Corner, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So McEwens Corner may originally have been McEwen's Corner.

    Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case McEwens Corner might be written as McEwen Corner.

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

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.

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

  • Saint Lawrence County     (The home county of McEwens Corner)
    • The following are listed by their distance from McEwens Corner, with the one closest to McEwens Corner listed first.
    • Nicholville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Hopkinton
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopkinton
      • Hopkinton is located in Saint Lawrence County
    • Winthrop
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Helena
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Sandfordville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandfordville
      • Sandfordville is located in Saint Lawrence County
    • West Stockholm
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Parishville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • North Stockholm
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Stockholm
      • North Stockholm is located in Saint Lawrence County
    • Massena Springs
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Massena Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massena Springs
      • Massena Springs is located in Saint Lawrence County
    • Parishville Center
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parishville Center
      • Parishville Center is located in Saint Lawrence County
    • Norfolk
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norfolk have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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>
    • Norwood
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • 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>
    • Raymondville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Franklin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from McEwens Corner, with the one closest to McEwens Corner listed first.
    • Alburg
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alburg
      • Alburg is located in Franklin County
    • Moira
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • East Dickinson
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Dickinson
      • East Dickinson is located in Franklin County
    • Brushton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Saint Regis Falls
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • West Bangor
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bangor
      • West Bangor is located in Franklin County
    • Bombay
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Bangor
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Hogansburg
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hogansburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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>
    • Skerry
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Skerry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skerry
      • Skerry is located in Franklin County
    • Fort Covington
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Westville Center
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westville Center have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville Center
      • Westville Center is located in Franklin County
    • Malone
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)

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

Newspapers Published in McEwens Corner ...

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 53 newspapers that have been published in the area around McEwens Corner.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of McEwens Corner, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for McEwens Corner.

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 websites either 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 McEwens Corner:

Cemeteries Near McEwens Corner ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of McEwens Corner.

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

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

  • Hailville Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hailville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hailville Cemetery
  • Chesterfield Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chesterfield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chesterfield Cemetery
  • Maple Grove Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maple Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maple Grove Cemetery
  • Hill Crest Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hill Crest Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hill Crest Cemetery
  • Willis Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Willis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Willis Cemetery
  • Flint Chaffee Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Flint Chaffee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Flint Chaffee Cemetery
  • Ft. Jackson Hopkinton Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ft. Jackson Hopkinton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ft. Jackson Hopkinton Cemetery
  • St. Patrick Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Patrick Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Patrick Cemetery
  • Union Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • 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.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
  • Mound Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mound Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mound Hill Cemetery
  • Sand Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sand Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sand Hill Cemetery
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • 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.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
  • Continue List   (146 more) ...
    • Winthrop Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • East Part Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East Part Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Part Cemetery
    • Holy Cross Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holy Cross Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holy Cross 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>

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

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

  • Lawrenceville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lawrenceville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceville
    • Lawrenceville is located in Saint Lawrence County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lawrenceville <2>
  • North Lawrence
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Lawrence have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Lawrence
    • North Lawrence is located in Saint Lawrence County
  • Fort Jackson
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Jackson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Jackson
    • Fort Jackson is located in Saint Lawrence County
  • Nicholville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Buckton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buckton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckton
    • Buckton is located in Saint Lawrence County
  • Hopkinton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopkinton
    • Hopkinton is located in Saint Lawrence County
  • Alburg
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alburg
    • Alburg is located in Franklin County
  • Brasher Falls
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brasher Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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>
  • Winthrop
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Dickinson
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dickinson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickinson
    • Dickinson is located in Franklin County
  • Stockholm Center
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stockholm Center have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockholm Center
    • Stockholm Center is located in Saint Lawrence County
  • Dickinson Center
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dickinson Center have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickinson Center
    • Dickinson Center is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dickinson Center <2>
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Moira
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Brasher Iron Works
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brasher Iron Works have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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
    • Saint Regis Falls
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for McEwens Corner. 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/

Footnotes ...

<1>It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties).
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- McEwens Corner) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in McEwens Corner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.7659, Longitude: -74.6899       In this case, the coordinates for McEwens Corner have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 McEwens Corner, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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