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 Sanfords Four Corners (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 Sanfords Four Corners. 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 Sanfords Four Corners ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Sanfords Four Corners: Sanfords Four Cors.
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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors 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.
Sanfords Four Corners is located in Jefferson 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 Jefferson County: Lewis, Oswego & Saint Lawrence.
Below are the counties that are near Sanfords Four Corners. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Sanfords Four Corners:
- Jefferson County (The home county of Sanfords Four Corners)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sanfords Four Corners, with the one closest to Sanfords Four Corners listed first.
- Calcium
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Black River
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Evans Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Great Bend
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Watertown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Glen Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Glen Park is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 462 people
- Deferiet
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Brownville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Paddy Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Paddy Hill is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paddy Hill
- Herrings
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Herrings is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herrings
- Estimated population in 2017: 90 people
- Sterlingville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Sterlingville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterlingville
- Dexter
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Limerick
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Lewis County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sanfords Four Corners, with the one closest to Sanfords Four Corners listed first.
- Copenhagen
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Barnes Corners
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Barnes Corners is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes Corners
- Denmark
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Denmark is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denmark
- New Boston
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- New Boston is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Boston
- Harrisburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Harrisburg is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
- Briggs Corner
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Briggs Corner is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briggs Corner
- Castorland
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Naumburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Naumburg is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naumburg
- Forest City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Forest City is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest City
- Rector
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Rector is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rector
- Parkers
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Parkers is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkers
- Croghan
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Indian River
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Indian River is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian River
- Oswego County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sanfords Four Corners, with the one closest to Sanfords Four Corners listed first.
- Smartville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Smartville is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smartville
- Lacona
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sandy Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sanfords Four Corners, with the one closest to Sanfords Four Corners listed first.
- Somerville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Somerville is located in Saint Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerville
- Wegatchie
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wegatchie is located in Saint Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wegatchie
- Schermerhorn Landing
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Schermerhorn Landing is located in Saint Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schermerhorn Landing
- Elmdale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Elmdale is located in Saint Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmdale
- Gouverneur
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hammond
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Sanfords Four Corners, see our County-by-County Page for Sanfords Four Corners.
Cemeteries Near Sanfords Four Corners ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sanfords Four Corners.
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 Sanfords Four Corners - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Sanfords Four Corners covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Sanfords Four Corners, with the one closest to Sanfords Four Corners listed first.
- Sanford Corners Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Sandy Lawn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rutland Hollow Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Clark Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- North Watertown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Calvary Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Sheepfold Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Arsenal Street Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Cotes Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- F W Woolworth Memorial Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Parrish Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (156 more) ...
- Pettit Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Maple Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Hoover Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
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 Sanfords Four Corners in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Sanfords Four Corners.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Sanfords Four Corners, with the one closest to Sanfords Four Corners listed first.
- Black River
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Felts Mills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Evans Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Watertown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- East Watertown
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- East Watertown is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Watertown
- Great Bend
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Brownville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- East Hounsfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- East Hounsfield is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hounsfield
- Champion
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Champion is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champion
- Sterlingville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Sterlingville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterlingville
- Stone Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Stone Mills is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Mills
- Rices
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rices is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rices
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Philadelphia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Limerick
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Dexter
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Sanfords Four Corners. See our List of 1890's Communities around Sanfords Four Corners.
Newspapers Published in Sanfords Four Corners ...
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 139 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sanfords Four Corners.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Sanfords Four Corners, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Sanfords Four Corners.
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 Sanfords Four Corners:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Jefferson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Lewis County
- Oswego County
- Saint Lawrence 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 Sanfords Four Corners, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Sanfords Four Corners) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |