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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 Star Lake (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 Star Lake. 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 Star Lake ...

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 have occurred.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Star Lake: Star Lk.

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 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.

Star Lake is located in Saint Lawrence 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 Saint Lawrence County: Franklin, Hamilton, Herkimer, Jefferson & Lewis.

Below are the counties that are near Star Lake. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Star Lake:

  • Saint Lawrence County     (The home county of Star Lake)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Star Lake, with the one closest to Star Lake listed first.
    • Lower Oswegatchie
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Oswegatchie
      • Lower Oswegatchie is located in Saint Lawrence County
    • Oswegatchie
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Coffins Mills
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffins Mills
      • Coffins Mills is located in Saint Lawrence County
    • Newton Falls
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Wanakena
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jayville ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jayville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jayville
      • Jayville is located in Saint Lawrence County
    • Cranberry Lake
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • South Edwards
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Edwards
      • South Edwards is located in Saint Lawrence County
    • Degrasse
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Degrasse
      • Degrasse is located in Saint Lawrence County
    • Edwards
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards
      • Edwards is located in Saint Lawrence County
      • Estimated population in 2012: 433 people
    • Talcville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Talcville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talcville
      • Talcville is located in Saint Lawrence County
    • Palmerville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmerville
      • Palmerville is located in Saint Lawrence County
    • Sevey
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sevey
      • Sevey is located in Saint Lawrence County
  • Franklin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Star Lake, with the one closest to Star Lake listed first.
    • Altamont
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Altamont came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altamont
      • Altamont is located in Franklin County
    • Tupper Lake
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
  • Hamilton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Star Lake, with the one closest to Star Lake listed first.
    • Inlet
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Raquette Lake
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Herkimer County
    • Beaver River
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaver River have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver River
      • Beaver River is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beaver River <1>
  • Jefferson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Star Lake, with the one closest to Star Lake listed first.
    • Natural Bridge
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Natural Bridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natural Bridge
      • Natural Bridge is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Natural Bridge <1>
    • Antwerp
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Carthage
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carthage have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carthage
      • Carthage is located in Jefferson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,256 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carthage <1>
  • Lewis County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Star Lake, with the one closest to Star Lake listed first.
    • Harrisville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Jerden Falls
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jerden Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerden Falls
      • Jerden Falls is located in Lewis County
    • Lake Bonaparte
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Bonaparte
      • Lake Bonaparte is located in Lewis County
    • Indian River
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian River have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian River
      • Indian River is located in Lewis County
    • Number Four
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Number Four have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Number Four
      • Number Four is located in Lewis County
    • Forest City
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest City
      • Forest City is located in Lewis County
    • Croghan
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Croghan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croghan
      • Croghan is located in Lewis County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 591 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Croghan <1>
    • Crystal Dale
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Dale
      • Crystal Dale is located in Lewis County
    • Petries Corners
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petries Corners
      • Petries Corners is located in Lewis County
    • Castorland
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Castorland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castorland
      • Castorland is located in Lewis County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 341 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Castorland <1>

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

Newspapers Published in Star Lake ...

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 55 newspapers that have been published in the area around Star Lake.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Star Lake, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Star Lake.

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 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 Star Lake:

Cemeteries Near Star Lake ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Star Lake.

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

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

  • St. Huberts Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Oswegatchie Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Wanakena Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Woodland Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woodland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodland Cemetery
  • St. Michaels Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Michaels Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Michaels Cemetery
  • Cranberry Lake Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cranberry Lake Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cranberry Lake Cemetery
  • East Pitcairn Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East Pitcairn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Pitcairn Cemetery
  • South Edwards Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Pleasant View Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant View Cemetery
  • Garrison Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • St. Francis Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Harrisville Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (52 more) ...
    • Tinney Corners Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Riverside Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riverside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverside Cemetery
    • Fairview Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery

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.<6>

While we didn't find Star Lake in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Star Lake.

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

  • Benson Mines
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Benson Mines have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson Mines
    • Benson Mines is located in Saint Lawrence County
  • Oswegatchie
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Coffins Mills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffins Mills
    • Coffins Mills is located in Saint Lawrence County
  • Fine
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fine have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fine
    • Fine is located in Saint Lawrence County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fine <1>
  • Jayville ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jayville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jayville
    • Jayville is located in Saint Lawrence County
  • Cranberry Lake
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • East Pitcairn
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Pitcairn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Pitcairn
    • East Pitcairn is located in Saint Lawrence County
  • South Edwards
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Edwards
    • South Edwards is located in Saint Lawrence County
  • Pitcairn
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pitcairn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pitcairn
    • Pitcairn is located in Saint Lawrence County
  • Degrasse
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Degrasse
    • Degrasse is located in Saint Lawrence County
  • Harrisville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • South Russell
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Russell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Russell
    • South Russell is located in Saint Lawrence County
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Edwards
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards
      • Edwards is located in Saint Lawrence County
      • Estimated population in 2012: 433 people
    • Clare
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clare have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clare
      • Clare is located in Saint Lawrence County
    • Talcville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Talcville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talcville
      • Talcville is located in Saint Lawrence County

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Star Lake. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Saint Lawrence County: www.co.st-lawrence.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>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
<4>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 from Point A (ie- Star Lake) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Star Lake. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.1601, Longitude: -75.0346    
<5>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.
<6>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 Star Lake, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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