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 Mineville (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 Mineville. 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 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.
Mineville is located in Essex 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 Essex County: Clinton, Franklin, Hamilton, Warren, Washington, Addison (VT) & Chittenden (VT).
Below are the counties that are near Mineville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Mineville:
- Essex County (The home county of Mineville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mineville, with the one closest to Mineville listed first.
- Witherbee
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Witherbee is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witherbee
- Moriah
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Port Henry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Westport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Elizabethtown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ironville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Ironville is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironville
- Lewis
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Lewis is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis
- Whallonsburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Whallonsburg is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whallonsburg
- Saint Huberts
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Saint Huberts is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Huberts
- Craterclub
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Craterclub is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craterclub
- Reber
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Reber is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reber
- Blue Ridge
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Blue Ridge is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Ridge
- Clinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mineville, with the one closest to Mineville listed first.
- Au Sable Forks
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Thomasville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Thomasville is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomasville
- Black Brook
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Black Brook is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Brook
- Village of Keeseville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Village of Keeseville is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village of Keeseville
- Estimated population in 2015: 1,750 people
- Ausable Chasm
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Ausable Chasm is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ausable Chasm
- Harkness
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Harkness is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harkness
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mineville, with the one closest to Mineville listed first.
- Hague
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Adirondack
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Silver Bay
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Sabbath Day Point
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Sabbath Day Point is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sabbath Day Point
- Pottersville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Washington County
- Dresden
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Dresden is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dresden
- Addison County (VT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mineville, with the one closest to Mineville listed first.
- Chimney Point
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Chimney Point is located in Addison County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chimney Point
- Addison
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Addison is located in Addison County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addison
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,320 people
- Panton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Panton is located in Addison County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 718 people
- Palmer Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Palmer Corner is located in Addison County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer Corner
- Addison
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Bridport
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bridport is located in Addison County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,184 people
- Bridport
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Vergennes
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Waltham
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Waltham is located in Addison County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waltham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 462 people
- Weybridge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Weybridge is located in Addison County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weybridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 827 people
- Ferrisburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ferrisburg is located in Addison County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferrisburg
- Ferrisburgh
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ferrisburgh is located in Addison County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferrisburgh
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,691 people
- Chittenden County (VT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mineville, with the one closest to Mineville listed first.
- Charlotte
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Charlotte
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Charlotte is located in Chittenden County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlotte
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,783 people
- East Charlotte
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- East Charlotte is located in Chittenden County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Charlotte
- Prindle Corners
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Prindle Corners is located in Chittenden County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prindle Corners
- Shelburne
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Shelburne is located in Chittenden County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelburne
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,649 people
- Shelburne
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Hinesburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hinesburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hinesburg is located in Chittenden County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinesburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,522 people
- Saint George
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Saint George is located in Chittenden County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint George
- Population from the 2020 Census: 744 people
- Queen City Park
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Queen City Park is located in Chittenden County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queen City Park
- South Burlington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Buels Gore
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Buels Gore is located in Chittenden County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buels Gore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 31 people
- Rutland County (VT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mineville, with the one closest to Mineville listed first.
- Benson Landing
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Benson Landing is located in Rutland County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson Landing
- Benson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Benson is located in Rutland County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 991 people
- Sudbury
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sudbury is located in Rutland County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sudbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 536 people
- Benson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Brandon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Brandon is located in Rutland County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,705 people
- Brandon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Forest Dale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Forest Dale is located in Rutland County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Dale
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Mineville, see our County-by-County Page for Mineville.
Cemeteries Near Mineville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Mineville.
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 Mineville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Mineville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Mineville, with the one closest to Mineville listed first.
- St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- St. Patrick Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Union Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Walton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Stevenson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Spear Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Payne Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Congregational Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Lakeview Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Eaton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Adams Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Spaulding Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Continue List (221 more) ...
- Hillside Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Town Line Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Norton Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Mineville had a population of 1,844 people in 1895 with railroad service and no post office.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Mineville, with the one closest to Mineville listed first.
- Witherbee
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Witherbee is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witherbee
- Moriah Center
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Moriah
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Port Henry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Chimney Point
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Chimney Point is located in Addison County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chimney Point
- West Addison
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- West Addison is located in Addison County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Addison
- New Russia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Westport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Elizabethtown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Panton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Panton is located in Addison County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panton
- Crown Point Center
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Crown Point Center is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown Point Center
- Crown Point
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Addison
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Ironville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Ironville is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironville
- West Bridport
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- West Bridport is located in Addison County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bridport
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Mineville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Mineville.
Newspapers Published in Mineville ...
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 47 newspapers that have been published in the area around Mineville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Mineville, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Mineville.
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 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 Mineville:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Essex County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clinton County
- Warren County
- Washington County
- Addison County
- Chittenden County
- Rutland County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for New York
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 Mineville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Mineville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |