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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 Remington Corners (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 Remington Corners. 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 Remington Corners ...

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.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Remington Corners: Remington Cors.

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 doctors and 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.

Remington Corners is located in Lewis 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 Lewis County: Herkimer, Jefferson, Oneida, Oswego & Saint Lawrence.

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

  • Lewis County     (The home county of Remington Corners)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Remington Corners, with the one closest to Remington Corners listed first.
    • Lake Bonaparte
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Lake Bonaparte is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Bonaparte
    • Harrisville
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jerden Falls
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jerden Falls is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerden Falls
    • Indian River
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Indian River is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian River
    • Forest City
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Forest City is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest City
    • Belfort
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Belfort is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belfort
    • Croghan
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Naumburg
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Naumburg is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naumburg
    • Castorland
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Denmark
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Denmark is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denmark
    • Number Four
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Number Four is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Number Four
    • Briggs Corner
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Briggs Corner is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briggs Corner
    • Crystal Dale
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Crystal Dale is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Dale
  • Herkimer County
  • Jefferson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Remington Corners, with the one closest to Remington Corners listed first.
    • Natural Bridge
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Antwerp
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Carthage
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Herrings
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Herrings is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herrings
      • Estimated population in 2017: 90 people
    • West Carthage
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • West Carthage is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Carthage
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,901 people
    • Deferiet
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Sterlingville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Sterlingville is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterlingville
    • Oxbow
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Philadelphia
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Great Bend
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Black River
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Evans Mills
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Theresa
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Theresa is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Theresa
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 766 people
  • Saint Lawrence County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Remington Corners, with the one closest to Remington Corners listed first.
    • Jayville ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Jayville is located in Saint Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jayville
    • South Edwards
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • South Edwards is located in Saint Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Edwards
    • Talcville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Talcville is located in Saint Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talcville
    • Coffins Mills
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Coffins Mills is located in Saint Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffins Mills
    • Somerville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Somerville is located in Saint Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerville
    • Lower Oswegatchie
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Lower Oswegatchie is located in Saint Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Oswegatchie
    • Oswegatchie
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Edwards
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Edwards is located in Saint Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards
      • Estimated population in 2012: 433 people
    • Gouverneur
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Star Lake
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Wegatchie
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Wegatchie is located in Saint Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wegatchie
    • Elmdale
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Elmdale is located in Saint Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmdale
    • Newton Falls
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)

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

Cemeteries Near Remington Corners ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Remington Corners.

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 Remington Corners - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

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 Remington Corners in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Remington Corners.

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

  • Lake Bonaparte
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Lake Bonaparte is located in Lewis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Bonaparte
  • Harrisville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Pitcairn
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Pitcairn is located in Saint Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pitcairn
  • Natural Bridge
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jerden Falls
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jerden Falls is located in Lewis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerden Falls
  • Jayville ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Jayville is located in Saint Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jayville
  • East Pitcairn
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • East Pitcairn is located in Saint Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Pitcairn
  • Indian River
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Indian River is located in Lewis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian River
  • Fowler
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Fowler is located in Saint Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowler
  • North Wilna
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • North Wilna is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Wilna
  • South Edwards
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • South Edwards is located in Saint Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Edwards
  • Spragueville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Spragueville is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spragueville
  • Continue List   (18 more) ...
    • Hailesboro
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Belfort
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Belfort is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belfort
    • Talcville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Talcville is located in Saint Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talcville

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

Newspapers Published in Remington Corners ...

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 81 newspapers that have been published in the area around Remington Corners.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Remington Corners, 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 Remington Corners.

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 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 Remington Corners:

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 Remington Corners, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Remington Corners) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.