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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 Saranac (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 Saranac. 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 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.

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

  • Clinton County     (The home county of Saranac)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Saranac, with the one closest to Saranac listed first.
    • Moffitsville
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moffitsville
      • Moffitsville is located in Clinton County
    • Redford
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Dannemora
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Morrisonville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • West Plattsburgh
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Plattsburgh
      • West Plattsburgh is located in Clinton County
    • Lyon Mountain
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Standish
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standish
      • Standish is located in Clinton County
    • Peru
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Laphams Mills
      (12 miles [19.3 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
    • West Beekmantown
      (12 miles [19.3 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
    • Harkness
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harkness
      • Harkness is located in Clinton County
    • Black Brook
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Brook
      • Black Brook is located in Clinton County
  • Essex County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Saranac, with the one closest to Saranac listed first.
    • Keeseville
      (16 miles [25.7 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
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Jay
      • North Jay is located in Essex County
    • Port Kent
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Jay
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Port Douglass
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Douglass
      • Port Douglass is located in Essex County
    • Upper Jay
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Bloomingdale
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Willsboro Point
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willsboro Point
      • Willsboro Point is located in Essex County
    • Reber
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reber
      • Reber is located in Essex County
    • Willsboro
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Whiteface
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteface
      • Whiteface is located in Essex County
    • Lewis
      (27 miles [43.5 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 Saranac, with the one closest to Saranac listed first.
    • Merrillsville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrillsville
      • Merrillsville is located in Franklin County
    • Brainardsville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Chateaugay
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Harrietstown
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrietstown
      • Harrietstown is located in Franklin County
    • Burke
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Whippleville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Paul Smiths
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Malone
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Chittenden County (VT)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Saranac, with the one closest to Saranac listed first.
    • Colchester
      (26 miles [41.8 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
      (26 miles [41.8 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
      (27 miles [43.5 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
      (28 miles [45.1 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
    • Burlington
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
      • Burlington is located in Chittenden County (VT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 42,899 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burlington <1>
    • Checkerberry Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Checkerberry Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Checkerberry Village
      • Checkerberry Village is located in Chittenden County (VT)
    • Winooski
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winooski have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winooski
      • Winooski is located in Chittenden County (VT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,527 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winooski <1>
    • Queen City Park
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Queen City Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queen City Park
      • Queen City Park is located in Chittenden County (VT)
    • Colchester
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
    • Shelburne
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shelburne have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelburne
      • Shelburne is located in Chittenden County (VT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,649 people
  • Franklin County (VT)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Saranac, with the one closest to Saranac listed first.
    • Georgia Plains
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgia Plains
      • Georgia Plains is located in Franklin County (VT)
    • West Georgia
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Georgia
      • West Georgia is located in Franklin County (VT)
    • Georgia
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Georgia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgia
      • Georgia is located in Franklin County (VT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,806 people
  • Grand Isle County (VT)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Saranac, with the one closest to Saranac listed first.
    • Pearl
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl
      • Pearl is located in Grand Isle County (VT)
    • Adams Landing
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Landing
      • Adams Landing is located in Grand Isle County (VT)
    • South Hero
      (21 miles [33.8 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
      (22 miles [35.4 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
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • North Hero
      (26 miles [41.8 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
    • Alburg
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alburg
      • Alburg is located in Grand Isle County (VT)
      • Estimated population in 2011: 1,986 people

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

Newspapers Published in Saranac ...

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 78 newspapers that have been published in the area around Saranac.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Saranac, 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 Saranac.

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 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 Saranac:

Cemeteries Near Saranac ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Saranac.

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

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

  • Independence Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • State Prison & Hospital Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • 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
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • 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 north)
    • 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 north)
    • 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
    (6 miles [9.7 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
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Schuyler Falls Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Broadwell Family Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Union Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 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
  • St. Alexanders Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • 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
  • Baker Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • 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   (175 more) ...
    • Allen Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Calkins Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Calkins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calkins Cemetery
    • St. Augustine Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 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 Saranac had a population of 804 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Moffitsville
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moffitsville
    • Moffitsville is located in Clinton County
  • Russia
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Russia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russia
    • Russia is located in Clinton County
  • Redford
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Peasleeville
    (4 miles [6.4 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
  • Dannemora
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • 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
  • Cadyville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • 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>
  • Schuyler Falls
    (9 miles [14.5 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>
  • Morrisonville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • West Plattsburgh
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Plattsburgh
    • West Plattsburgh is located in Clinton County
  • Lyon Mountain
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Standish
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standish
    • Standish is located in Clinton County
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Peru
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Harkness
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harkness
      • Harkness is located in Clinton County
    • Laphams Mills
      (12 miles [19.3 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

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Saranac. 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 '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- Saranac) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Saranac. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.6514, Longitude: -73.7435       In this case, the coordinates for Saranac 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 Saranac, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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