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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 Spring Cove (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 Spring Cove. 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 Spring Cove ...

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 Spring Cove: Spring Cv.

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

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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

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

  • Franklin County     (The home county of Spring Cove)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Spring Cove, with the one closest to Spring Cove listed first.
    • Saint Regis Falls
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Paul Smiths
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • East Dickinson
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • East Dickinson is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Dickinson
    • Skerry
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Skerry is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skerry
    • Alburg
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Alburg is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alburg
    • Bangor
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • West Bangor
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • West Bangor is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bangor
    • Saranac Inn
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Saranac Inn is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saranac Inn
    • Moira
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Brushton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Harrietstown
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Harrietstown is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrietstown
    • Whippleville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Malone
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
  • Clinton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Spring Cove, with the one closest to Spring Cove listed first.
    • Standish
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Standish is located in Clinton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standish
    • Lyon Mountain
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Clayburg
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Clayburg is located in Clinton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayburg
  • Essex County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Spring Cove, with the one closest to Spring Cove listed first.
    • Bloomingdale
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Saranac Lake
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Ray Brook
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Whiteface
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Whiteface is located in Essex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteface
    • Lake Placid
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Saint Lawrence County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Spring Cove, with the one closest to Spring Cove listed first.
    • Nicholville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Hopkinton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Hopkinton is located in Saint Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopkinton
    • Stark
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Stark is located in Saint Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stark
    • Parishville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Parishville Center
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Parishville Center is located in Saint Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parishville Center
    • South Colton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Brasher Falls
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Winthrop
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Sevey
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Sevey is located in Saint Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sevey
    • West Stockholm
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Colton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Willisville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Willisville is located in Saint Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willisville
    • Sandfordville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Sandfordville is located in Saint Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandfordville

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

Cemeteries Near Spring Cove ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Spring Cove.

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 Spring Cove - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Forest Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • St. Anns Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Ladd Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Ives Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Mound Hill Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Hoose Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Holy Cross Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • East Dickinson Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Sand Hill Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Brandon Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Coulon Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (118 more) ...
    • Develin Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Chesterfield Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Ft. Jackson Hopkinton Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)

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 in 1895, Spring Cove had a post office and railroad service.

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

  • Santa Clara
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Santa Clara is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Clara
  • Saint Regis Falls
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Dickinson Center
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Paul Smiths
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Dickinson
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Dickinson is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickinson
  • Nicholville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Skerry
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Skerry is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skerry
  • Hopkinton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Hopkinton is located in Saint Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopkinton
  • East Dickinson
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • East Dickinson is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Dickinson
  • Alburg
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Alburg is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alburg
  • Fort Jackson
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Fort Jackson is located in Saint Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Jackson
  • Saranac Inn
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Saranac Inn is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saranac Inn
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Lawrenceville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Bangor
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • West Bangor
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • West Bangor is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bangor

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

Newspapers Published in Spring Cove ...

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 47 newspapers that have been published in the area around Spring Cove.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Spring Cove, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Spring Cove.

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 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 Spring Cove:

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