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 Paul Smiths Easy Street (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 Paul Smiths Easy Street. 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 and hospitals 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.
Paul Smiths Easy Street is located in Franklin 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 Franklin County: Clinton, Essex, Hamilton & Saint Lawrence.
Below are the counties that are near Paul Smiths Easy Street. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Paul Smiths Easy Street:
- Franklin County (The home county of Paul Smiths Easy Street)
- The following are listed by their distance from Paul Smiths Easy Street, with the one closest to Paul Smiths Easy Street listed first.
- Paul Smiths
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Harrietstown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Harrietstown is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrietstown
- Saranac Inn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Saranac Inn is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saranac Inn
- Merrillsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Merrillsville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrillsville
- Franklin Falls
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Franklin Falls is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Falls
- Alder Brook
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Alder Brook is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alder Brook
- Altamont
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Altamont is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altamont
- Tupper Lake
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Regis Falls
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Skerry
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Skerry is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skerry
- Whippleville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- East Dickinson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- East Dickinson is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Dickinson
- Bangor
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Clinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Paul Smiths Easy Street, with the one closest to Paul Smiths Easy Street listed first.
- Clayburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Clayburg is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayburg
- Standish
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Standish is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standish
- Redford
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Black Brook
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Black Brook is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Brook
- Lyon Mountain
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Au Sable Forks
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Moffitsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Moffitsville is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moffitsville
- Thomasville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Thomasville is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomasville
- Essex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Paul Smiths Easy Street, with the one closest to Paul Smiths Easy Street listed first.
- Bloomingdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Saranac Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ray Brook
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Whiteface
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Whiteface is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteface
- Lake Placid
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- North Elba
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- North Elba is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Elba
- Wilmington
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Upper Jay
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Jay
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- North Jay
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- North Jay is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Jay
- Tahawus
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Saint Huberts
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Huberts is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Huberts
- Saint Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Paul Smiths Easy Street, with the one closest to Paul Smiths Easy Street listed first.
- Sevey
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sevey is located in Saint Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sevey
- Nicholville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Stark
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Stark is located in Saint Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stark
- Horseshoe
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Horseshoe is located in Saint Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseshoe
- Hopkinton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hopkinton is located in Saint Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopkinton
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Paul Smiths Easy Street, see our County-by-County Page for Paul Smiths Easy Street.
Cemeteries Near Paul Smiths Easy Street ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Paul Smiths Easy Street.
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 Paul Smiths Easy Street - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Paul Smiths Easy Street covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Paul Smiths Easy Street, with the one closest to Paul Smiths Easy Street listed first.
- Brighton Memorial Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Mountain View Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Mountain View Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Union Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- St. Bernards Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Brookside Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Pine Ridge Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Merrillsville Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Holy Name Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Goodspeed Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Continue List (62 more) ...
- Franklin Falls Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Union Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- St. Rose Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 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>
While we didn't find Paul Smiths Easy Street in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Paul Smiths Easy Street.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Paul Smiths Easy Street, with the one closest to Paul Smiths Easy Street listed first.
- Paul Smiths
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Harrietstown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Harrietstown is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrietstown
- Saranac Inn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Saranac Inn is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saranac Inn
- Bloomingdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Vermontville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Saranac Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Loon Lake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Loon Lake is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loon Lake
- Ray Brook
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Franklin Falls
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Franklin Falls is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Falls
- Alder Brook
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Alder Brook is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alder Brook
- Goldsmith
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Goldsmith is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldsmith
- Spring Cove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Cove is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Cove
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Lake Placid
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Union Falls
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Union Falls is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Falls
- Wolf Pond
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wolf Pond is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Pond
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Paul Smiths Easy Street. See our List of 1890's Communities around Paul Smiths Easy Street.
Newspapers Published in Paul Smiths Easy Street ...
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 32 newspapers that have been published in the area around Paul Smiths Easy Street.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Paul Smiths Easy Street, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Paul Smiths Easy Street.
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 either 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 Paul Smiths Easy Street:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Franklin County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clinton County
- Essex County
- Saint Lawrence 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 Paul Smiths Easy Street, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Paul Smiths Easy Street) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |