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 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 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 may 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)
- Moffitsville is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moffitsville
- Dannemora
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Redford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Clayburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Clayburg is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayburg
- Cadyville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Lyon Mountain
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Standish
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Standish is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standish
- West Plattsburgh
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- West Plattsburgh is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Plattsburgh
- Morrisonville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- West Beekmantown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- West Beekmantown is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Beekmantown
- Ellenburg Center
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Black Brook
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Black Brook is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Brook
- 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)
- North Jay
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- North Jay is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Jay
- Wilmington
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- 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)
- Port Douglass is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Douglass
- 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)
- Willsboro Point is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willsboro Point
- Whiteface
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Whiteface is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteface
- Lake Placid
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Reber
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Reber is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reber
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Russia, with the one closest to Russia listed first.
- Alder Brook
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Alder Brook is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alder Brook
- Merrillsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Merrillsville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrillsville
- Brainardsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Franklin Falls
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Franklin Falls is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Falls
- 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)
- Harrietstown is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrietstown
- 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)
- Skerry is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skerry
- 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)
- Colchester is located in Chittenden County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colchester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,102 people
- Malletts Bay
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Malletts Bay is located in Chittenden County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malletts Bay
- Malletts Bay has also been known as:
- Malets Bay
- Maletts Bay
- Miltonboro
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Miltonboro is located in Chittenden County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miltonboro
- Milton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Milton is located in Chittenden County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
- 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)
- Georgia Plains is located in Franklin County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgia Plains
- West Georgia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- West Georgia is located in Franklin County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Georgia
- 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)
- Adams Landing is located in Grand Isle County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Landing
- Keeler Bay
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Keeler Bay is located in Grand Isle County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keeler Bay
- Pearl
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Pearl is located in Grand Isle County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl
- South Hero
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- South Hero is located in Grand Isle County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hero
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,639 people
- Grand Isle
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Grand Isle is located in Grand Isle County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Isle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,115 people
- Isle La Motte
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Isle La Motte is located in Grand Isle County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isle La Motte
- Population from the 2020 Census: 493 people
- Isle la Motte
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- North Hero
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- North Hero
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- North Hero is located in Grand Isle County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hero
- 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.
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.
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 Russia - one of the links might be able to help.
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)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence Cemetery
- The Independence Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Patrick Cemetery
- Saranac Hollow Cemetery
- Saranac Independence Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2153208 <2>
- State Prison & Hospital Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- State Prison Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- State Hospital Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Peasleeville Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- 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)
- Schuyler Falls Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Union Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Baker Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (152 more) ...
- St. Rose Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hutchins Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- 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.<3>
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)
- Moffitsville is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moffitsville
- Saranac
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Redford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Dannemora
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Clayburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Clayburg is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayburg
- Peasleeville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Peasleeville is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peasleeville
- Cadyville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Lyon Mountain
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Standish
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Standish is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standish
- West Plattsburgh
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- West Plattsburgh is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Plattsburgh
- Merrill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Merrill is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrill
- Schuyler Falls
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Morrisonville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Goldsmith
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Goldsmith is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldsmith
- Alder Bend
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Alder Bend is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alder Bend
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.
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]<4>. 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 start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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:
- 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
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 Russia, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Russia) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |