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 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 northeast 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 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 east 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.
Saranac 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 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)
- Moffitsville is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moffitsville
- Redford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Dannemora
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Cadyville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Clayburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Clayburg is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayburg
- Morrisonville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- West Plattsburgh
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- West Plattsburgh is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Plattsburgh
- Lyon Mountain
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Standish
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Standish is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standish
- Peru
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Laphams Mills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Laphams Mills is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laphams Mills
- West Beekmantown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- West Beekmantown is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Beekmantown
- Harkness
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Harkness is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harkness
- 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)
- North Jay
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- North Jay is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Jay
- Wilmington
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- 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)
- Port Douglass is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Douglass
- 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)
- Willsboro Point is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willsboro Point
- Reber
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Reber is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reber
- Willsboro
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Whiteface
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Whiteface is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteface
- Lewis
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Lewis is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Saranac, with the one closest to Saranac 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
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Merrillsville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrillsville
- Franklin Falls
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Franklin Falls is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Falls
- 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)
- Harrietstown is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrietstown
- 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)
- Colchester is located in Chittenden County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colchester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,102 people
- Malletts Bay
(26 miles [41.8 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
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Miltonboro is located in Chittenden County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miltonboro
- Milton
(28 miles [45.1 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
- Burlington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Checkerberry Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Checkerberry Village is located in Chittenden County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Checkerberry Village
- Winooski
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Queen City Park
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Queen City Park is located in Chittenden County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queen City Park
- Colchester
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Shelburne
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Shelburne is located in Chittenden County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelburne
- 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)
- Georgia Plains is located in Franklin County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgia Plains
- West Georgia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- West Georgia is located in Franklin County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Georgia
- Georgia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Georgia is located in Franklin County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgia
- 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.
- Keeler Bay
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Keeler Bay is located in Grand Isle County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keeler Bay
- Pearl
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Pearl is located in Grand Isle County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl
- Adams Landing
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Adams Landing is located in Grand Isle County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Landing
- South Hero
(21 miles [33.8 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
(22 miles [35.4 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
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- North Hero
(26 miles [41.8 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
- Alburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Alburg is located in Grand Isle County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alburg
- 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.
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.
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 Saranac - one of the links might be able to help.
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)
- 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
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- State Prison Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- State Hospital Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Peasleeville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- 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)
- St. Alexanders Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Baker Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (175 more) ...
- Allen Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Calkins Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- St. Augustine Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Augustine Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Augustine Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Peru.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #65932 <2>
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 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)
- Moffitsville is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moffitsville
- Russia
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Russia is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russia
- Redford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Peasleeville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Peasleeville is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peasleeville
- Dannemora
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Clayburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Clayburg is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayburg
- Cadyville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Schuyler Falls
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Morrisonville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- West Plattsburgh
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- West Plattsburgh is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Plattsburgh
- Lyon Mountain
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Standish
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Standish is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standish
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Peru
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Harkness
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Harkness is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harkness
- Laphams Mills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Laphams Mills is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laphams Mills
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.
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]<4>. 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 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 Saranac:
- 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 Saranac, 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 from Point A (ie- Saranac) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |