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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 Pierrepont Manor (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 Pierrepont Manor. 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 Pierrepont Manor ...

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 Pierrepont Manor: Pierrepont Mnr.

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 northeast 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 north.

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 north 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.

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

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

  • Jefferson County     (The home county of Pierrepont Manor)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pierrepont Manor, with the one closest to Pierrepont Manor listed first.
    • Mannsville
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Ellisburg
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Belleville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Adams
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Adams is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,687 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Adams <1>
    • Lorraine
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Woodville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Woodville is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
    • Lyon Corner
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Lyon Corner is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyon Corner
    • Jefferson Park
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Jefferson Park is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Park
    • Worth
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Worth is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worth
    • Adams Center
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Henderson
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Worth Center
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Worth Center is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worth Center
  • Lewis County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pierrepont Manor, with the one closest to Pierrepont Manor listed first.
    • Barnes Corners
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Barnes Corners is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes Corners
    • New Boston
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • New Boston is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Boston
    • Parkers
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Parkers is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkers
    • Rector
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Rector is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rector
    • Copenhagen
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Harrisburg
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Harrisburg is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
    • Osceola
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Osceola is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola
    • Michigan Mills
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Michigan Mills is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michigan Mills
    • Denmark
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Denmark is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denmark
    • Briggs Corner
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Briggs Corner is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briggs Corner
    • West Martinsburg
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • West Martinsburg is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Martinsburg
    • Leisher Mill
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Leisher Mill is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisher Mill
  • Oswego County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pierrepont Manor, with the one closest to Pierrepont Manor listed first.
    • Lacona
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Sandy Creek
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Smartville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Smartville is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smartville
    • Orwell
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Richland
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Pulaski
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Chateaugay
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Chateaugay is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chateaugay
    • Daysville Corner
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Daysville Corner is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daysville Corner
    • Altmar
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Daysville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Daysville is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daysville
    • Albion Center
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Albion Center is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion Center
    • Dugway
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Dugway is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dugway

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

Cemeteries Near Pierrepont Manor ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pierrepont Manor.

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 Pierrepont Manor - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Maplewood Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Giddingsville Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Saxe Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Brewster Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Randall Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Lyman Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Elmwood Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Bigelow Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Woodlawn Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Union Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Wesleyan Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (184 more) ...
    • St. Johns Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Mixer Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Scripture Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)

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 Pierrepont Manor had a population of 321 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.

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

  • Mannsville
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Winona
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Winona is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winona
  • Ellisburg
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • North Boylston
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • North Boylston is located in Oswego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Boylston
  • Belleville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Lorraine
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Adams
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Adams is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,687 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Adams <1>
  • Woodville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Woodville is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
  • Sandy Creek
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Lacona
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Boylston Center
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Boylston Center is located in Oswego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boylston Center
  • Rural Hill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Rural Hill is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Hill
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Smithville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Smithville is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithville
    • Rodman
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Adams Center
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)

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

Newspapers Published in Pierrepont Manor ...

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 105 newspapers that have been published in the area around Pierrepont Manor.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Pierrepont Manor, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Pierrepont Manor.

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 Pierrepont Manor:

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 Pierrepont Manor, 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' (or 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- Pierrepont Manor) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.