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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 North River (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 North River. 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 North River ...

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 occur.

For example, a typical abbreviation for North River: N. River

You might be interested in other communities that are also named North River. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for North River.

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 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.

North River is located in Warren 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 Warren County: Essex, Hamilton, Saratoga & Washington.

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

  • Warren County     (The home county of North River)
    • The following are listed by their distance from North River, with the one closest to North River listed first.
    • Holcombville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Holcombville is located in Warren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holcombville
    • Bakers Mills
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Johnsburg
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Riparius
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Wevertown
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Pottersville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Chestertown
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Adirondack
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Brant Lake
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Riverbank
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Riverbank is located in Warren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverbank
    • Athol
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • North Bolton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • North Bolton is located in Warren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bolton
    • Warrensburg
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Essex County
    • The following are listed by their distance from North River, with the one closest to North River listed first.
    • Minerva
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Loch Muller
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Loch Muller is located in Essex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loch Muller
    • Boreas River
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Boreas River is located in Essex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boreas River
    • Schroon Lake
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Newcomb
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Severance
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Blue Ridge
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Blue Ridge is located in Essex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Ridge
    • Tahawus
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Ironville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Ironville is located in Essex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironville
  • Hamilton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from North River, with the one closest to North River listed first.
    • Indian Lake
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Sabael
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Speculator
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Blue Mountain Lake
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Gilmantown
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Gilmantown is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmantown
    • Wells
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Blackbridge ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Blackbridge is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackbridge
    • Raquette Lake
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Saratoga County
    • The following are listed by their distance from North River, with the one closest to North River listed first.
    • Allentown
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Allentown is located in Saratoga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allentown
    • Day Center
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Day Center is located in Saratoga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day Center
    • Hadley
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Washington County

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

Cemeteries Near North River ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of North River.

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 North River - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • North Creek Union Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Union Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • St. James Catholic Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • St. James Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Baroudi Family Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Tyrel Family Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Igerna Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Federal Flat Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Marys Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the east of Minerva.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2224507 <2>
  • Wakley Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Fish Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Wevertown Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (49 more) ...
    • Bates Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • New Pottersville Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Old Pottersville Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 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.<4>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that North River had a population of 190 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • North Creek
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Minerva
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Igerna
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Igerna is located in Warren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Igerna
  • Olmstedville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Bakers Mills
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Johnsburg
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Wevertown
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Riparius
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Pottersville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Loch Muller
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Loch Muller is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loch Muller
  • Indian Lake
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Oregon
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Oregon is located in Warren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oregon
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Chestertown
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • South Schroon
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • South Schroon is located in Essex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Schroon
    • The Glen
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • The Glen is located in Warren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Glen

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

Newspapers Published in North River ...

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 27 newspapers that have been published in the area around North River.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of North River, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for North River.

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 North River:

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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- North River) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 North River, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.