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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 Spragueville (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 Spragueville. 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 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.

Spragueville is primarily located in Jefferson County. A portion of Spragueville extends into Saint Lawrence 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 Spragueville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Spragueville:

  • Jefferson County     (The home county of Spragueville)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Spragueville, with the one closest to Spragueville listed first.
    • Oxbow
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Antwerp
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Philadelphia
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Natural Bridge
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Sterlingville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Sterlingville is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterlingville
    • Redwood
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Theresa
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Theresa is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Theresa
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 766 people
    • Browns Corners
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Browns Corners is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Corners
    • Herrings
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Herrings is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herrings
      • Estimated population in 2017: 90 people
    • Deferiet
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Evans Mills
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Great Bend
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Orleans Four Corners
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Orleans Four Corners is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orleans Four Corners
  • Lewis County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Spragueville, with the one closest to Spragueville listed first.
    • Lake Bonaparte
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Lake Bonaparte is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Bonaparte
    • Harrisville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jerden Falls
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jerden Falls is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerden Falls
    • Forest City
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Forest City is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest City
    • Indian River
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Indian River is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian River
    • Denmark
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Denmark is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denmark
    • Naumburg
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Naumburg is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naumburg
    • Castorland
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Belfort
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Belfort is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belfort
    • Briggs Corner
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Briggs Corner is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briggs Corner
    • Copenhagen
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Croghan
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Harrisburg
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Harrisburg is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
  • Saint Lawrence County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Spragueville, with the one closest to Spragueville listed first.
    • Somerville
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Somerville is located in Saint Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerville
    • Wegatchie
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Wegatchie is located in Saint Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wegatchie
    • Gouverneur
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Elmdale
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Elmdale is located in Saint Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmdale
    • Talcville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Talcville is located in Saint Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talcville
    • Richville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Edwards
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Edwards is located in Saint Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards
      • Estimated population in 2012: 433 people
    • Pope Mills
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Pope Mills is located in Saint Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pope Mills
    • Hammond
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Hammond is located in Saint Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 270 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hammond <1>
    • South Edwards
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • South Edwards is located in Saint Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Edwards
    • Schermerhorn Landing
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Schermerhorn Landing is located in Saint Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schermerhorn Landing
    • Jayville ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Jayville is located in Saint Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jayville
    • North Hammond
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • North Hammond is located in Saint Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hammond

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

Cemeteries Near Spragueville ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Spragueville.

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 Spragueville - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • West Fowler Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Hillside Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Hailesboro Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • St. James Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Riverside Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Hillside Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • St. James Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Vrooman Hill Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Gulf Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Pine Hill Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Riverside Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • St. Patricks Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (149 more) ...
    • Pleasant Lake Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Quaker Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • North Gouverneur Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 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.<4>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Spragueville had a population of 315 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Somerville
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Somerville is located in Saint Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerville
  • Wegatchie
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Wegatchie is located in Saint Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wegatchie
  • Oxbow
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Antwerp
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Hailesboro
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Natural Dam
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Natural Dam is located in Saint Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natural Dam
  • Gouverneur
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Fowler
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Fowler is located in Saint Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowler
  • Elmdale
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Elmdale is located in Saint Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmdale
  • Brasie Corners
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Brasie Corners is located in Saint Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brasie Corners
  • Rossie
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Rossie is located in Saint Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossie
  • Philadelphia
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • North Wilna
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • North Wilna is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Wilna
    • Lake Bonaparte
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Lake Bonaparte is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Bonaparte
    • Talcville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Talcville is located in Saint Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talcville

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

Newspapers Published in Spragueville ...

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 59 newspapers that have been published in the area around Spragueville.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Spragueville, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Spragueville.

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 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 Spragueville:

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>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Spragueville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<4>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 Spragueville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.