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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 Stone Mills (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 Stone Mills. 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 Stone Mills ...

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 Stone Mills: Stone Mls. (or less commonly used: Stone Mlls.)

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

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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most 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.

Stone Mills is located in Jefferson 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 Stone Mills. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Stone Mills:

  • Jefferson County     (The home county of Stone Mills)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Stone Mills, with the one closest to Stone Mills listed first.
    • Depauville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • La Fargeville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Orleans Four Corners
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Orleans Four Corners is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orleans Four Corners
    • Limerick
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Brownville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Glen Park
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Glen Park is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Park
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 462 people
    • Paddy Hill
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Paddy Hill is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paddy Hill
    • Evans Mills
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Chaumont
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Dexter
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Calcium
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Clayton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Lewis County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Stone Mills, with the one closest to Stone Mills listed first.
    • Barnes Corners
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Barnes Corners is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes Corners
    • Copenhagen
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Denmark
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Denmark is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denmark
    • New Boston
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • New Boston is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Boston
    • Harrisburg
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Harrisburg is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
    • Briggs Corner
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Briggs Corner is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briggs Corner
    • Castorland
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Forest City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Forest City is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest City
    • Naumburg
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Naumburg is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naumburg
    • Rector
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Rector is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rector
    • Lake Bonaparte
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Lake Bonaparte is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Bonaparte
    • Parkers
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Parkers is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkers
  • Saint Lawrence County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Stone Mills, with the one closest to Stone Mills listed first.
    • Schermerhorn Landing
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Schermerhorn Landing is located in Saint Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schermerhorn Landing
    • Somerville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Somerville is located in Saint Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerville
    • Wegatchie
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Wegatchie is located in Saint Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wegatchie
    • Hammond
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • 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>
    • Elmdale
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Elmdale is located in Saint Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmdale
    • North Hammond
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • North Hammond is located in Saint Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hammond
    • Gouverneur
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)

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

Cemeteries Near Stone Mills ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Stone Mills.

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 Stone Mills - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Rouses Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Parrish Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Dutch Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Stevens Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Perch Lake Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Grove Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Freeman Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Taylor Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • New Boston Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Corbin Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Pettit Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Van Allen Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (158 more) ...
    • Dexter Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Brownville Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Hoover Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)

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 Stone Mills had a population of 118 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Depauville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • La Fargeville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Limerick
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Orleans Four Corners
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Orleans Four Corners is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orleans Four Corners
  • Brownville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Chaumont
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Dexter
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Evans Mills
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • East Hounsfield
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • East Hounsfield is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hounsfield
  • Omar
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Omar is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omar
  • Watertown
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Clayton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Saint Lawrence
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Saint Lawrence is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Lawrence
    • Three Mile Bay
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Alverson
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Alverson is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alverson

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

Newspapers Published in Stone Mills ...

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 138 newspapers that have been published in the area around Stone Mills.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Stone Mills, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Stone Mills.

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 Stone Mills:

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 Stone Mills, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Stone Mills) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.