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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 Rooseveltown (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 Rooseveltown. 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 southeast 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 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 east 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.

Rooseveltown is located in Saint Lawrence 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 Saint Lawrence County: Franklin, Hamilton, Herkimer, Jefferson & Lewis.

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

  • Saint Lawrence County     (The home county of Rooseveltown)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rooseveltown, with the one closest to Rooseveltown listed first.
    • Helena
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Massena Springs
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Massena Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massena Springs
      • Massena Springs is located in Saint Lawrence County
    • Massena
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Massena have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massena
      • Massena is located in Saint Lawrence County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,122 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Massena <1>
    • Winthrop
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Raymondville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Norfolk
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norfolk have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norfolk
      • Norfolk is located in Saint Lawrence County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norfolk <1>
    • North Stockholm
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Stockholm
      • North Stockholm is located in Saint Lawrence County
    • Sandfordville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandfordville
      • Sandfordville is located in Saint Lawrence County
    • Hopkinton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopkinton
      • Hopkinton is located in Saint Lawrence County
    • Nicholville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • West Stockholm
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Norwood
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
      • Norwood is located in Saint Lawrence County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,550 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norwood <1>
    • Drews Corner
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drews Corner
      • Drews Corner is located in Saint Lawrence County
  • Franklin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rooseveltown, with the one closest to Rooseveltown listed first.
    • Hogansburg
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hogansburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hogansburg
      • Hogansburg is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hogansburg <1>
    • Bombay
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Fort Covington
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Moira
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Brushton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Alburg
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alburg
      • Alburg is located in Franklin County
    • Westville Center
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westville Center have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville Center
      • Westville Center is located in Franklin County
    • East Dickinson
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Dickinson
      • East Dickinson is located in Franklin County
    • West Bangor
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bangor
      • West Bangor is located in Franklin County
    • Bangor
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Constable
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Saint Regis Falls
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Skerry
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Skerry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skerry
      • Skerry is located in Franklin County

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

Newspapers Published in Rooseveltown ...

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 18 newspapers that have been published in the area around Rooseveltown.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Rooseveltown, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Rooseveltown.

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 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 Rooseveltown:

Cemeteries Near Rooseveltown ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Rooseveltown.

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 Rooseveltown covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Mohawk Memorial Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mohawk Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mohawk Memorial Cemetery
  • St. Columban's Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Carville Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Carville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carville Cemetery
  • Trinity Anglican Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • St. Patrick Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Patrick Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Patrick Cemetery
  • St. Joseph Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Joseph Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Joseph Cemetery
  • Woodlawn Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Massena Center Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Massena Center Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Massena Center Cemetery
  • Nevins Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nevins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nevins Cemetery
  • Brasher Iron Works Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brasher Iron Works Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brasher Iron Works Cemetery
  • Precious Blood Catholic Church Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Reed Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Reed Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Reed Cemetery
  • Continue List   (141 more) ...
    • St. Peter's RC Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Peter's RC Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Peter's RC Cemetery
    • Adath Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Adath Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Adath Cemetery
    • Calvary Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Calvary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calvary Cemetery

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.<5>

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

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

  • Helena
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Hogansburg
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hogansburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hogansburg
    • Hogansburg is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hogansburg <1>
  • Brasher Iron Works
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brasher Iron Works have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brasher Iron Works
    • Brasher Iron Works is located in Saint Lawrence County
  • Massena
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Massena have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massena
    • Massena is located in Saint Lawrence County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,122 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Massena <1>
  • Massena Springs
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Massena Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massena Springs
    • Massena Springs is located in Saint Lawrence County
  • Bombay
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • South Bombay
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Bombay have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bombay
    • South Bombay is located in Franklin County
  • Brasher Falls
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brasher Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brasher Falls
    • Brasher Falls is located in Saint Lawrence County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brasher Falls <1>
  • North Lawrence
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Lawrence have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Lawrence
    • North Lawrence is located in Saint Lawrence County
  • Fort Covington
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Winthrop
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Brookdale
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brookdale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookdale
    • Brookdale is located in Saint Lawrence County
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Moira
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Fort Covington Center
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Covington Center have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Covington Center
      • Fort Covington Center is located in Franklin County
    • Louisville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Louisville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisville
      • Louisville is located in Saint Lawrence County

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Rooseveltown. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Saint Lawrence County: www.co.st-lawrence.ny.us/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/

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 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.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Rooseveltown) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Rooseveltown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.9727, Longitude: -74.7307    
<4>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.
<5>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 Rooseveltown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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