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 Robinson (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 Robinson. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors 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.
Robinson is located in Clinton County.
To see how the shape of New York's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Clinton County: Essex, Franklin, Chittenden (VT) & Grand Isle (VT).
Below are the counties that are near Robinson. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Robinson:
- Clinton County (The home county of Robinson)
- The following are listed by their distance from Robinson, with the one closest to Robinson listed first.
- Altona
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Altona. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altona
- Altona is located in Clinton County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Altona <2>
- West Beekmantown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for West Beekmantown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Beekmantown
- West Beekmantown is located in Clinton County
- Sciola
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sciola
- Sciola is located in Clinton County
- Woods Falls
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Falls
- Woods Falls is located in Clinton County
- West Plattsburgh
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Plattsburgh
- West Plattsburgh is located in Clinton County
- Beekmantown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beekmantown
- Beekmantown is located in Clinton County
- Ingraham
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ingraham. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingraham
- Ingraham is located in Clinton County
- Dannemora
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mooers Forks
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Mooers
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Chazy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Morrisonville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Plattsburgh
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Essex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Robinson, with the one closest to Robinson listed first.
- Keeseville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Keeseville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keeseville
- Keeseville is located in Essex County
- Estimated population in 2016: 1,743 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Keeseville <2>
- Port Kent
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Port Douglass
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Douglass
- Port Douglass is located in Essex County
- North Jay
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Jay
- North Jay is located in Essex County
- Willsboro Point
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willsboro Point
- Willsboro Point is located in Essex County
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Robinson, with the one closest to Robinson listed first.
- Brainardsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Chateaugay
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Alder Brook
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Alder Brook. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alder Brook
- Alder Brook is located in Franklin County
- Burke
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Merrillsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrillsville
- Merrillsville is located in Franklin County
- Chittenden County (VT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Robinson, with the one closest to Robinson listed first.
- Miltonboro
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Miltonboro. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miltonboro
- Miltonboro is located in Chittenden County (VT)
- Milton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
- Milton is located in Chittenden County (VT)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,907 people
- Checkerberry Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Checkerberry Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Checkerberry Village
- Checkerberry Village is located in Chittenden County (VT)
- Colchester
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colchester have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colchester
- Colchester is located in Chittenden County (VT)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,102 people
- Malletts Bay
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malletts Bay
- Malletts Bay is located in Chittenden County (VT)
- Malletts Bay has also been known as:
- Malets Bay
- Maletts Bay
- Milton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Colchester
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Burlington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Winooski
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winooski have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winooski
- Winooski is located in Chittenden County (VT)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,527 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winooski <2>
- Franklin County (VT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Robinson, with the one closest to Robinson listed first.
- Saint Albans
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Albans have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Albans
- Saint Albans is located in Franklin County (VT)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,540 people
- Georgia Plains
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgia Plains
- Georgia Plains is located in Franklin County (VT)
- Maquam
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maquam
- Maquam is located in Franklin County (VT)
- Georgia
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Georgia have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgia
- Georgia is located in Franklin County (VT)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,806 people
- Swanton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swanton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swanton
- Swanton is located in Franklin County (VT)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,574 people
- West Georgia
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Georgia
- West Georgia is located in Franklin County (VT)
- Saint Albans
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Swanton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Oakland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Oakland is located in Franklin County (VT)
- North Fairfax
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Fairfax
- North Fairfax is located in Franklin County (VT)
- Greens Corners
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Corners
- Greens Corners is located in Franklin County (VT)
- Highgate
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highgate have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highgate
- Highgate is located in Franklin County (VT)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,664 people
- Fairfax
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairfax have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfax
- Fairfax is located in Franklin County (VT)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,917 people
- Grand Isle County (VT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Robinson, with the one closest to Robinson listed first.
- Isle La Motte
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Isle La Motte have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isle La Motte
- Isle La Motte is located in Grand Isle County (VT)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 493 people
- Isle la Motte
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- North Hero
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Adams Landing
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Landing
- Adams Landing is located in Grand Isle County (VT)
- Pearl
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl
- Pearl is located in Grand Isle County (VT)
- North Hero
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Hero have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hero
- North Hero is located in Grand Isle County (VT)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 807 people
- Grand Isle
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand Isle have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Isle
- Grand Isle is located in Grand Isle County (VT)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,115 people
- Alburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alburg
- Alburg is located in Grand Isle County (VT)
- Estimated population in 2011: 1,986 people
- Alburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alburg
- Alburg is located in Grand Isle County (VT)
- Estimated population in 2012: 499 people
- Alburgh
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Keeler Bay
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Keeler Bay. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keeler Bay
- Keeler Bay is located in Grand Isle County (VT)
- Alburg Center
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alburg Center
- Alburg Center is located in Grand Isle County (VT)
- South Hero
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Hero have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hero
- South Hero is located in Grand Isle County (VT)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,639 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Robinson, see our County-by-County Page for Robinson.
Cemeteries Near Robinson ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Robinson.
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.
If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Robinson covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Robinson, with the one closest to Robinson listed first.
- Robinson District Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Robinson District Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Robinson District Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Douglass Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Douglass Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Douglass Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- West Chazy Rural Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Chazy Rural Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Chazy Rural Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Stone Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stone Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stone Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Josephs Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Josephs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Dragoon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dragoon Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dragoon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jennett Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jennett Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jennett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- State Hospital Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the State Hospital Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the State Hospital Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Union Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Josephs Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Josephs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- St. Alexanders Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Alexanders Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Alexanders Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Union Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Continue List (178 more) ...
- Baker Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Baker Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Baker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Stafford Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stafford Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stafford Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Doane Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Doane Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Doane Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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 Robinson in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Robinson.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Robinson, with the one closest to Robinson listed first.
- West Beekmantown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for West Beekmantown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Beekmantown
- West Beekmantown is located in Clinton County
- Altona
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Altona. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altona
- Altona is located in Clinton County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Altona <2>
- West Chazy
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Chazy have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Chazy
- West Chazy is located in Clinton County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Chazy <2>
- Sciola
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sciola
- Sciola is located in Clinton County
- Alder Bend
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alder Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alder Bend
- Alder Bend is located in Clinton County
- West Plattsburgh
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Plattsburgh
- West Plattsburgh is located in Clinton County
- Beekmantown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beekmantown
- Beekmantown is located in Clinton County
- Irona
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Irona have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irona
- Irona is located in Clinton County
- Woods Falls
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Falls
- Woods Falls is located in Clinton County
- Dannemora
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cadyville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cadyville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadyville
- Cadyville is located in Clinton County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cadyville <2>
- East Beekmantown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Beekmantown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Beekmantown
- East Beekmantown is located in Clinton County
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Ingraham
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ingraham. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingraham
- Ingraham is located in Clinton County
- Forest
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
- Forest is located in Clinton County
- Morrisonville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Robinson. See our List of 1890's Communities around Robinson.
Newspapers Published in Robinson ...
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 82 newspapers that have been published in the area around Robinson.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Robinson, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Robinson.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 Robinson:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Clinton County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Essex County
- Franklin County
- Chittenden County
- Franklin County
- Grand Isle County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for New York
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Robinson. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Clinton County: www.co.clinton.ny.us/
The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/
Footnotes ...
<1> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
<2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
<3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
<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 Robinson, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
<5> | 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- Robinson) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Robinson. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.8228, Longitude: -73.6154 In this case, the coordinates for Robinson have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |