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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 Russia (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 Russia. 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.

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

  • Clinton County     (The home county of Russia)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Russia, with the one closest to Russia listed first.
    • Moffitsville
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moffitsville
      • Moffitsville is located in Clinton County
    • Dannemora
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Redford
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Lyon Mountain
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Standish
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standish
      • Standish is located in Clinton County
    • West Plattsburgh
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Plattsburgh
      • West Plattsburgh is located in Clinton County
    • Morrisonville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • West Beekmantown
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Beekmantown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Beekmantown
      • West Beekmantown is located in Clinton County
    • Laphams Mills
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laphams Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laphams Mills
      • Laphams Mills is located in Clinton County
    • Ellenburg Center
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Black Brook
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Brook
      • Black Brook is located in Clinton County
    • Harkness
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harkness
      • Harkness is located in Clinton County
  • Essex County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Russia, with the one closest to Russia listed first.
    • Keeseville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Keeseville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <1>
    • North Jay
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Jay
      • North Jay is located in Essex County
    • Jay
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Port Kent
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Port Douglass
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Douglass
      • Port Douglass is located in Essex County
    • Upper Jay
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Bloomingdale
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Willsboro Point
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willsboro Point
      • Willsboro Point is located in Essex County
    • Whiteface
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteface
      • Whiteface is located in Essex County
    • Lake Placid
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Placid have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Placid
      • Lake Placid is located in Essex County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,356 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Placid <1>
    • Reber
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reber
      • Reber is located in Essex County
    • Lewis
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis
      • Lewis is located in Essex County
  • Franklin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Russia, with the one closest to Russia listed first.
    • Merrillsville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrillsville
      • Merrillsville is located in Franklin County
    • Brainardsville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Chateaugay
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Burke
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Whippleville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Harrietstown
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrietstown
      • Harrietstown is located in Franklin County
    • Malone
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Paul Smiths
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Constable
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Skerry
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • 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
  • Chittenden County (VT)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Russia, with the one closest to Russia listed first.
    • Colchester
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colchester have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • 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
    • Miltonboro
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Miltonboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miltonboro
      • Miltonboro is located in Chittenden County (VT)
    • Milton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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
  • Franklin County (VT)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Russia, with the one closest to Russia listed first.
    • Georgia Plains
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgia Plains
      • Georgia Plains is located in Franklin County (VT)
    • West Georgia
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Georgia
      • West Georgia is located in Franklin County (VT)
  • Grand Isle County (VT)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Russia, with the one closest to Russia listed first.
    • Adams Landing
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Landing
      • Adams Landing is located in Grand Isle County (VT)
    • Pearl
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl
      • Pearl is located in Grand Isle County (VT)
    • South Hero
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Hero have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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
    • Grand Isle
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand Isle have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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
    • Isle La Motte
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Isle La Motte have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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
    • North Hero
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • North Hero
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Hero have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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

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

Newspapers Published in Russia ...

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 94 newspapers that have been published in the area around Russia.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Russia, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Russia.

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 Russia:

Cemeteries Near Russia ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Russia.

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

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

  • Independence Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • State Prison & Hospital Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the State Prison & Hospital Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the State Prison & Hospital Cemetery
  • State Prison Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the State Prison Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the State Prison Cemetery
  • St. Josephs Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Josephs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Josephs Cemetery
  • State Hospital Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the State Hospital Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the State Hospital Cemetery
  • Peasleeville Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Peasleeville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Peasleeville Cemetery
  • St. Patrick's Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Broadwell Family Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • St. Alexanders Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Alexanders Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Alexanders Cemetery
  • Schuyler Falls Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Union Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
  • Baker Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Baker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Baker Cemetery
  • Continue List   (152 more) ...
    • St. Rose Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Rose Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Rose Cemetery
    • Hutchins Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hutchins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hutchins Cemetery
    • Allen Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)

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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Russia had railroad service and no post office.

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

  • Moffitsville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moffitsville
    • Moffitsville is located in Clinton County
  • Saranac
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saranac have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saranac
    • Saranac is located in Clinton County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saranac <1>
  • Redford
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Dannemora
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Clayburg
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clayburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayburg
    • Clayburg is located in Clinton County
  • Peasleeville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peasleeville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peasleeville
    • Peasleeville is located in Clinton County
  • Cadyville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cadyville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <1>
  • Lyon Mountain
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Standish
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standish
    • Standish is located in Clinton County
  • West Plattsburgh
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Plattsburgh
    • West Plattsburgh is located in Clinton County
  • Merrill
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Merrill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrill
    • Merrill is located in Clinton County
  • Schuyler Falls
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Schuyler Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schuyler Falls
    • Schuyler Falls is located in Clinton County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Schuyler Falls <1>
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Morrisonville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Goldsmith
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goldsmith have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldsmith
      • Goldsmith is located in Franklin County
    • Alder Bend
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alder Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alder Bend
      • Alder Bend is located in Clinton County

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Russia. 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>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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Russia) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Russia. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.6737, Longitude: -73.7821       In this case, the coordinates for Russia have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Russia, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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