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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 Rivergate (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 Rivergate. 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 northwest 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 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 west 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.

Rivergate 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 Rivergate. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Rivergate:

  • Jefferson County     (The home county of Rivergate)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rivergate, with the one closest to Rivergate listed first.
    • Theresa
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Theresa is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Theresa
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 766 people
    • Philadelphia
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Orleans Four Corners
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Orleans Four Corners is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orleans Four Corners
    • Redwood
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Evans Mills
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Sterlingville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Sterlingville is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterlingville
    • Antwerp
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Browns Corners
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Browns Corners is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Corners
    • La Fargeville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Oxbow
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Omar
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Omar is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omar
    • Calcium
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Lewis County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rivergate, with the one closest to Rivergate listed first.
    • Lake Bonaparte
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Lake Bonaparte is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Bonaparte
    • Copenhagen
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Denmark
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Denmark is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denmark
    • Harrisville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Forest City
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Forest City is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest City
    • Briggs Corner
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Briggs Corner is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briggs Corner
    • Castorland
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Naumburg
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Naumburg is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naumburg
    • Barnes Corners
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Barnes Corners is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes Corners
    • Harrisburg
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Harrisburg is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
    • Indian River
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Indian River is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian River
    • Jerden Falls
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jerden Falls is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerden Falls
  • Saint Lawrence County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rivergate, with the one closest to Rivergate listed first.
    • Somerville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Somerville is located in Saint Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerville
    • Wegatchie
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Wegatchie is located in Saint Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wegatchie
    • Schermerhorn Landing
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Schermerhorn Landing is located in Saint Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schermerhorn Landing
    • Elmdale
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Elmdale is located in Saint Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmdale
    • Hammond
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Hammond is located in Saint Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 270 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hammond <1>
    • Gouverneur
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • North Hammond
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • North Hammond is located in Saint Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hammond
    • Pope Mills
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Pope Mills is located in Saint Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pope Mills
    • Brier Hill
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Richville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Talcville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Talcville is located in Saint Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talcville
    • Edwards
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Edwards is located in Saint Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards
      • Estimated population in 2012: 433 people

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

Cemeteries Near Rivergate ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Rivergate.

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 Rivergate - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Kelsey Bridge Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Chaufty Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Sandy Hollow Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • New Boston Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Van Allen Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Quaker Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Hoover Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Vrooman Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Perch Lake Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Orleans Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Redwood Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (166 more) ...
    • Hillside Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Hinman Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Hill Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)

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.<4>

While we didn't find Rivergate in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Rivergate.

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

  • Theresa
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Theresa is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Theresa
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 766 people
  • Philadelphia
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Orleans Four Corners
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Orleans Four Corners is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orleans Four Corners
  • Plessis
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Evans Mills
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Sterlingville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Sterlingville is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterlingville
  • Redwood
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Antwerp
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • La Fargeville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Stone Mills
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Stone Mills is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Mills
  • Oxbow
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Omar
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Omar is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omar
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Felts Mills
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Great Bend
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • North Wilna
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • North Wilna is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Wilna

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

Newspapers Published in Rivergate ...

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 115 newspapers that have been published in the area around Rivergate.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Rivergate, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Rivergate.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Rivergate:

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>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 from Point A (ie- Rivergate) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>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.
<4>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 Rivergate, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.