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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 Oxbow (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 Oxbow. 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 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.

Oxbow is located in Jefferson 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 Jefferson County: Lewis, Oswego & Saint Lawrence.

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

  • Jefferson County     (The home county of Oxbow)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Oxbow, with the one closest to Oxbow listed first.
    • Antwerp
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Redwood
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Theresa
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Theresa
      • Theresa is located in Jefferson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 766 people
    • Philadelphia
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Philadelphia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
      • Philadelphia is located in Jefferson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,101 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Philadelphia <1>
    • Browns Corners
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Corners
      • Browns Corners is located in Jefferson County
    • Sterlingville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sterlingville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterlingville
      • Sterlingville is located in Jefferson County
    • Alexandria Bay
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alexandria Bay have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexandria Bay
      • Alexandria Bay is located in Jefferson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,012 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alexandria Bay <1>
    • Natural Bridge
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Natural Bridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natural Bridge
      • Natural Bridge is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Natural Bridge <1>
    • Evans Mills
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Deferiet
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deferiet have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deferiet
      • Deferiet is located in Jefferson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 278 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deferiet <1>
    • Omar
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omar
      • Omar is located in Jefferson County
    • Great Bend
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Lewis County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Oxbow, with the one closest to Oxbow listed first.
    • Lake Bonaparte
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Bonaparte
      • Lake Bonaparte is located in Lewis County
    • Harrisville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Forest City
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest City
      • Forest City is located in Lewis County
    • Indian River
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian River have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian River
      • Indian River is located in Lewis County
    • Jerden Falls
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jerden Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerden Falls
      • Jerden Falls is located in Lewis County
    • Copenhagen
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Copenhagen have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copenhagen
      • Copenhagen is located in Lewis County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 767 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Copenhagen <1>
    • Briggs Corner
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briggs Corner
      • Briggs Corner is located in Lewis County
    • Castorland
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Castorland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castorland
      • Castorland is located in Lewis County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 341 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Castorland <1>
    • Croghan
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Croghan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croghan
      • Croghan is located in Lewis County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 591 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Croghan <1>
  • Saint Lawrence County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Oxbow, with the one closest to Oxbow listed first.
    • Wegatchie
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wegatchie
      • Wegatchie is located in Saint Lawrence County
    • Somerville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Somerville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerville
      • Somerville is located in Saint Lawrence County
    • Elmdale
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmdale
      • Elmdale is located in Saint Lawrence County
    • Gouverneur
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Hammond
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hammond have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond
      • Hammond is located in Saint Lawrence County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 270 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hammond <1>
    • Schermerhorn Landing
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schermerhorn Landing
      • Schermerhorn Landing is located in Saint Lawrence County
    • Pope Mills
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pope Mills
      • Pope Mills is located in Saint Lawrence County
    • North Hammond
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Hammond have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hammond
      • North Hammond is located in Saint Lawrence County
    • Richville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Talcville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Talcville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talcville
      • Talcville is located in Saint Lawrence County
    • Brier Hill
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Edwards
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards
      • Edwards is located in Saint Lawrence County
      • Estimated population in 2012: 433 people

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

Newspapers Published in Oxbow ...

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 56 newspapers that have been published in the area around Oxbow.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Oxbow, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Oxbow.

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 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 Oxbow:

Cemeteries Near Oxbow ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Oxbow.

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

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

  • Vrooman Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Riverside Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riverside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverside Cemetery
  • St. Patricks Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Patricks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Patricks Cemetery
  • Hillside Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hillside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillside Cemetery
  • Hillside Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hillside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillside Cemetery
  • West Fowler Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Fowler Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Fowler Cemetery
  • Pine Hill Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Hill Cemetery
  • Hailesboro Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • St. James Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. James Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. James Cemetery
  • Riverside Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riverside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverside Cemetery
  • Pleasant Lake Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Lake Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Lake Cemetery
  • McDonald Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McDonald Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McDonald Cemetery
  • Continue List   (162 more) ...
    • Redwood Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Quaker Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Quaker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Quaker Cemetery
    • St. James Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. James Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. James 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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Oxbow had a population of 276 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Wegatchie
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wegatchie
    • Wegatchie is located in Saint Lawrence County
  • Somerville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Somerville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerville
    • Somerville is located in Saint Lawrence County
  • Spragueville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spragueville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spragueville
    • Spragueville is located in Jefferson County
  • Rossie
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rossie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossie
    • Rossie is located in Saint Lawrence County
  • Antwerp
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Natural Dam
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Natural Dam have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natural Dam
    • Natural Dam is located in Saint Lawrence County
  • Elmdale
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmdale
    • Elmdale is located in Saint Lawrence County
  • Hailesboro
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hailesboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hailesboro
    • Hailesboro is located in Saint Lawrence County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hailesboro <1>
  • Gouverneur
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Brasie Corners
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brasie Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brasie Corners
    • Brasie Corners is located in Saint Lawrence County
  • Redwood
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Theresa
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Theresa
    • Theresa is located in Jefferson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 766 people
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • South Hammond
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Hammond have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hammond
      • South Hammond is located in Saint Lawrence County
    • Philadelphia
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Philadelphia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
      • Philadelphia is located in Jefferson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,101 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Philadelphia <1>
    • Hammond
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hammond have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond
      • Hammond is located in Saint Lawrence County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 270 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hammond <1>

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Oxbow. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Jefferson County: www.co.jefferson.ny.us/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/

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 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.
<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 drawn from Point A (ie- Oxbow) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Oxbow. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.2873, Longitude: -75.6230       In this case, the coordinates for Oxbow have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<5>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 Oxbow, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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