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 Paradox (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 Paradox. 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.
Paradox 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 Paradox. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Paradox:
- Essex County (The home county of Paradox)
- The following are listed by their distance from Paradox, with the one closest to Paradox listed first.
- Severance
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Ironville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Ironville is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironville
- Schroon Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Blue Ridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Blue Ridge is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Ridge
- Ticonderoga
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Moriah
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Loch Muller
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Loch Muller is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loch Muller
- Witherbee
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Witherbee is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witherbee
- Port Henry
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Boreas River
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Boreas River is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boreas River
- Minerva
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Huberts
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Saint Huberts is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Huberts
- Elizabethtown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Paradox, with the one closest to Paradox listed first.
- Adirondack
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hague
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pottersville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Brant Lake
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Silver Bay
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sabbath Day Point
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sabbath Day Point is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sabbath Day Point
- Chestertown
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- North Bolton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- North Bolton is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bolton
- Riverbank
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Riverbank is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverbank
- Riparius
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Holcombville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Holcombville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holcombville
- Bolton Landing
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Wevertown
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Paradox, with the one closest to Paradox listed first.
- Huletts Landing
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Dresden
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Dresden is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dresden
- Chubbs Dock
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Chubbs Dock is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chubbs Dock
- Whitehall
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Addison County (VT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Paradox, with the one closest to Paradox listed first.
- Chimney Point
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Chimney Point is located in Addison County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chimney Point
- Palmer Corner
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Palmer Corner is located in Addison County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer Corner
- Bridport
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Bridport is located in Addison County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,184 people
- Shoreham
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Shoreham is located in Addison County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoreham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,229 people
- Shoreham
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Bridport
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Orwell
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Orwell is located in Addison County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orwell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,212 people
- Orwell
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Richville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Richville is located in Addison County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richville
- East Shoreham
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- East Shoreham is located in Addison County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Shoreham
- Addison
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Addison is located in Addison County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addison
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,320 people
- West Cornwall
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- West Cornwall is located in Addison County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Cornwall
- Addison
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rutland County (VT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Paradox, with the one closest to Paradox listed first.
- Benson Landing
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Benson Landing is located in Rutland County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson Landing
- Benson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Benson
(21 miles [33.8 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
- West Haven
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- West Haven is located in Rutland County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Haven
- Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
- West Haven
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- West Haven is located in Rutland County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Haven
- Sudbury
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Sudbury is located in Rutland County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sudbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 536 people
- Fair Haven
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Fair Haven is located in Rutland County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Haven
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,530 people
- Hubbardton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hubbardton is located in Rutland County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbardton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 661 people
- West Castleton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- West Castleton is located in Rutland County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Castleton
- Fair Haven
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Brandon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Brandon is located in Rutland County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,705 people
- Brandon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Castleton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Castleton is located in Rutland County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castleton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,490 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Paradox, see our County-by-County Page for Paradox.
Cemeteries Near Paradox ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Paradox.
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 Paradox - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Paradox covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Paradox, with the one closest to Paradox listed first.
- Schroon River Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Ridge Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- North Hudson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- May Memorial Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Fairview Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- St. Mary's Church Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Mary's Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Mary's Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Ticonderoga.
- The St. Mary's Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Alexandria Cemetery
- St. Mary's Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #66086 <2>
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Forest Dale Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Spear Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bliss Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Underwood Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (200 more) ...
- Wells Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Russell Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Union Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
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 Paradox had a population of 32 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Paradox, with the one closest to Paradox listed first.
- Ironville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Ironville is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironville
- Schroon Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Blue Ridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Blue Ridge is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Ridge
- South Schroon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- South Schroon is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Schroon
- Street Road
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Street Road is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Street Road
- Crown Point Center
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Crown Point Center is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown Point Center
- Adirondack
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Graphite
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Graphite is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graphite
- Baldwin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Baldwin is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin
- Ticonderoga
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Crown Point
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Hague
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Moriah
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Loch Muller
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Loch Muller is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loch Muller
- Fort Ticonderoga
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Fort Ticonderoga is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Ticonderoga
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Paradox. See our List of 1890's Communities around Paradox.
Newspapers Published in Paradox ...
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 Paradox.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Paradox, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Paradox.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Paradox:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Essex County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Warren County
- Washington County
- Addison 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 Paradox, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Paradox) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |