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 Ogdensburg (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 Ogdensburg. 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 Ogdensburg ...

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.

Another variation: Ogdensburgh.

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.

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

• Saint Lawrence County     (The home county of Ogdensburg)
  • The following are listed by their distance from Ogdensburg, with the one closest to Ogdensburg listed first.
  • Galilee
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Galilee have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galilee
    • Galilee is located in Saint Lawrence County
  • Lost Village
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lost Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Village
    • Lost Village is located in Saint Lawrence County
  • Heuvelton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heuvelton
    • Heuvelton is located in Saint Lawrence County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 714 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Heuvelton <2>
  • Lisbon
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
    • Lisbon is located in Saint Lawrence County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lisbon <2>
  • Rensselaer Falls
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rensselaer Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rensselaer Falls
    • Rensselaer Falls is located in Saint Lawrence County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 302 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rensselaer Falls <2>
  • Morristown
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morristown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morristown
    • Morristown is located in Saint Lawrence County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 376 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morristown <2>
  • De Kalb
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Kalb
    • De Kalb is located in Saint Lawrence County
  • Brier Hill
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brier Hill
    • Brier Hill is located in Saint Lawrence County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brier Hill <2>
  • Madrid Springs
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • 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
  • Pope Mills
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pope Mills
    • Pope Mills is located in Saint Lawrence County
  • Canton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
    • Canton is located in Saint Lawrence County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,482 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canton <2>
  • De Kalb Junction
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Kalb Junction
    • De Kalb Junction is located in Saint Lawrence County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for De Kalb Junction <2>
  • Waddington
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waddington
    • Waddington is located in Saint Lawrence County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 938 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waddington <2>

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Ogdensburg ...

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 72 newspapers that have been published in the area around Ogdensburg.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

• A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Ogdensburg. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Ogdensburg and those printed in the larger area surrounding Ogdensburg.
• An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of Ogdensburg.

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 professional and volunteer 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 Ogdensburg:

• Websites specific to New York
  • Jump to Cyndi's List
  • Jump to Family Search
  • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Website for the New York State Archives

• Pages specific to Saint Lawrence County
  • Jump to Cyndi's List
  • Jump to Family Search
  • Jump to Genealogy Trails

• Genealogy information for nearby counties

• Cemetery Information and Directories for New York
  • Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of New York
  • Cyndi's List
  • Cemeteries of New York
  • Cemeteries of Saint Lawrence County
  • FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of New York
  • Find-A-Grave: Home Page
  • Interment.net
  • Cemeteries of New York
  • Cemeteries of Saint Lawrence County

Cemeteries Near Ogdensburg ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ogdensburg.

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

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

• Ford Cemetery
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ford Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ford Cemetery
• Riverside Cemetery
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riverside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverside Cemetery
• Zophen Cemetery
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zophen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zophen Cemetery
• Old State Hospital Cemetery
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old State Hospital Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old State Hospital Cemetery
• State Hospital Cemetery
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the State Hospital Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the State Hospital Cemetery
• Johnstown Cemetery
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • The Johnstown Cemetery has also been known as:
  • Common Cemetery
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Johnstown Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2342889 <4>
• Notre Dame Cemetery
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Notre Dame Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Notre Dame Cemetery
• Old Notre Dame Cemetery
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Notre Dame Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Notre Dame Cemetery
• St. Marys Cemetery
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
• Briggs Cemetery
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Briggs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Briggs Cemetery
• St. Mark's RC Cemetery
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Mark's RC Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2273319 <4>
• Blue Church Cemetery
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blue Church Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2317072 <4>
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  • Pine Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Hill Cemetery
  • Flackville Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Flackville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Flackville Cemetery
  • Maynard Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maynard Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2161791 <4>

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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Ogdensburg had a population of 11,662 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Ogdensburg had a population of 10,388 people.

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

• Heuvelton
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heuvelton
  • Heuvelton is located in Saint Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 714 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Heuvelton <2>
• Flackville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flackville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flackville
  • Flackville is located in Saint Lawrence County
• Lisbon
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
  • Lisbon is located in Saint Lawrence County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lisbon <2>
• De Peyster
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for De Peyster have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Peyster
  • De Peyster is located in Saint Lawrence County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for De Peyster <2>
• Rensselaer Falls
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rensselaer Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rensselaer Falls
  • Rensselaer Falls is located in Saint Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 302 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rensselaer Falls <2>
• Morristown
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morristown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morristown
  • Morristown is located in Saint Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 376 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morristown <2>
• Morley
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morley
  • Morley is located in Saint Lawrence County
• Edwardsville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edwardsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwardsville
  • Edwardsville is located in Saint Lawrence County
• Brier Hill
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brier Hill
  • Brier Hill is located in Saint Lawrence County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brier Hill <2>
• De Kalb
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Kalb
  • De Kalb is located in Saint Lawrence County
• Bucks Bridge
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bucks Bridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucks Bridge
  • Bucks Bridge is located in Saint Lawrence County
• Pope Mills
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pope Mills
  • Pope Mills is located in Saint Lawrence County
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  • De Kalb Junction
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Kalb Junction
    • De Kalb Junction is located in Saint Lawrence County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for De Kalb Junction <2>
  • Canton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
    • Canton is located in Saint Lawrence County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,482 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canton <2>
  • Madrid Springs
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • 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

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Ogdensburg: www.ogdensburg.org/

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/