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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 Stillwater (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 Stillwater. 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 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 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.

Stillwater is located in Essex 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 Essex County: Clinton, Franklin, Hamilton, Warren, Washington, Addison (VT) & Chittenden (VT).

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

  • Essex County     (The home county of Stillwater)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Stillwater, with the one closest to Stillwater listed first.
    • Minerva
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Loch Muller
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loch Muller
      • Loch Muller is located in Essex County
    • Newcomb
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Tahawus
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tahawus. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tahawus
      • Tahawus is located in Essex County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tahawus <1>
    • Schroon Lake
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Blue Ridge
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Ridge
      • Blue Ridge is located in Essex County
    • Severance
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Saint Huberts
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Huberts
      • Saint Huberts is located in Essex County
    • Ironville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ironville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironville
      • Ironville is located in Essex County
    • North Elba
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Elba have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Elba
      • North Elba is located in Essex County
    • Lake Placid
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
    • Moriah
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Hamilton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Stillwater, with the one closest to Stillwater listed first.
    • Indian Lake
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Sabael
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Blue Mountain Lake
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Blue Mountain Lake. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Mountain Lake
      • Blue Mountain Lake is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blue Mountain Lake <1>
    • Speculator
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Speculator have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speculator
      • Speculator is located in Hamilton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 297 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Speculator <1>
    • Raquette Lake
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Warren County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Stillwater, with the one closest to Stillwater listed first.
    • Holcombville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Holcombville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holcombville
      • Holcombville is located in Warren County
    • Pottersville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Riparius
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Adirondack
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Bakers Mills
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Johnsburg
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Wevertown
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Brant Lake
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Brant Lake. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brant Lake
      • Brant Lake is located in Warren County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brant Lake <1>
    • Riverbank
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverbank
      • Riverbank is located in Warren County
    • Athol
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • North Bolton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bolton
      • North Bolton is located in Warren County
    • Bolton Landing
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)

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

Cemeteries Near Stillwater ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Stillwater.

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

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

  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Marys Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<4> to the west of Minerva.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2224507 <5>
  • Newcomb Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Newcomb Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Newcomb Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Federal Flat Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Federal Flat Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Federal Flat Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Baroudi Family Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Baroudi Family Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Baroudi Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Tyrel Family Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tyrel Family Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tyrel Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • North Creek Union Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Creek Union Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the North Creek Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Union Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • St. James Catholic Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. James Catholic Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. James Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. James Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Igerna Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Igerna Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Igerna Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Fish Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fish Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fish Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Cedar River Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (48 more) ...
    • Wakley Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wakley Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wakley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • New Pottersville Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Pottersville Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Pottersville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Old Pottersville Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Pottersville Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Pottersville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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 Stillwater in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Stillwater.

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

  • Minerva
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • North River
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North River have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North River
    • North River is located in Warren County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North River <1>
  • Olmstedville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Olmstedville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olmstedville
    • Olmstedville is located in Essex County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olmstedville <1>
  • Loch Muller
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loch Muller
    • Loch Muller is located in Essex County
  • Newcomb
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Igerna
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Igerna have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Igerna
    • Igerna is located in Warren County
  • Indian Lake
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • North Creek
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Creek
    • North Creek is located in Warren County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Creek <1>
  • South Schroon
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Schroon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Schroon
    • South Schroon is located in Essex County
  • Tahawus
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tahawus. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tahawus
    • Tahawus is located in Essex County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tahawus <1>
  • Pottersville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Schroon Lake
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Riparius
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Blue Ridge
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Ridge
      • Blue Ridge is located in Essex County
    • Bakers Mills
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)

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

Newspapers Published in Stillwater ...

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 25 newspapers that have been published in the area around Stillwater.

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

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Stillwater:

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

The official website for Essex County: www.co.essex.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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<3>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.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Stillwater) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Stillwater. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.8501, Longitude: -74.0563       In this case, the coordinates for Stillwater have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Stillwater, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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