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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 Saint Regis (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 Saint Regis. 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.

Name Variations for Saint Regis ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Saint Regis: St. Regis

You might be interested in other communities that are also named Saint Regis. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Saint Regis.

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

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.

Saint Regis is located in Franklin 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 Franklin County: Clinton, Essex, Hamilton & Saint Lawrence.

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

  • Franklin County     (The home county of Saint Regis)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Saint Regis, with the one closest to Saint Regis listed first.
    • Hogansburg
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Bombay
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Fort Covington
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Westville Center
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Westville Center is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville Center
    • Moira
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Brushton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Alburg
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Alburg is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alburg
    • East Dickinson
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • East Dickinson is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Dickinson
    • Constable
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Bangor
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • West Bangor
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • West Bangor is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bangor
    • Malone
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Skerry
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Skerry is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skerry
  • Saint Lawrence County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Saint Regis, with the one closest to Saint Regis listed first.
    • Rooseveltown
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Helena
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Brasher Iron Works
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Brasher Iron Works is located in Saint Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brasher Iron Works
    • Massena Springs
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Massena Springs is located in Saint Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massena Springs
    • Massena
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Massena is located in Saint Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massena
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,122 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Massena <1>
    • Brasher Falls
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Winthrop
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Brookdale
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Brookdale is located in Saint Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookdale
    • Raymondville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Nicholville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • North Stockholm
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • North Stockholm is located in Saint Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Stockholm
    • Hopkinton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Hopkinton is located in Saint Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopkinton
    • Norfolk
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)

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

Cemeteries Near Saint Regis ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Saint Regis.

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 Saint Regis - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • St. Joseph Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • St. Patrick Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Mohawk Memorial Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Precious Blood Catholic Church Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Woodlawn Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Trinity Anglican Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Hillside Rest Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • St. Columban's Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • St. Josephs Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Carville Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Brasher Iron Works Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Sand Hill Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (135 more) ...
    • Elmwood Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • St. Mary's Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • St. Mary's Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)

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>

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

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

  • Hogansburg
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Bombay
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Helena
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Brasher Iron Works
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Brasher Iron Works is located in Saint Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brasher Iron Works
  • Fort Covington
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • South Bombay
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • South Bombay is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bombay
  • Fort Covington Center
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Fort Covington Center is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Covington Center
  • Massena
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Massena is located in Saint Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massena
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,122 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Massena <1>
  • Massena Springs
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Massena Springs is located in Saint Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massena Springs
  • North Lawrence
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • North Lawrence is located in Saint Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Lawrence
  • Moira
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Brushton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Westville Center
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Westville Center is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville Center
    • Brasher Falls
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Winthrop
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)

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

Newspapers Published in Saint Regis ...

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 29 newspapers that have been published in the area around Saint Regis.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Saint Regis, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Saint Regis.

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 Saint Regis:

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 Saint Regis, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>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- Saint Regis) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.