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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 Stroughs Crossing (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 Stroughs Crossing. 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 Stroughs Crossing ...

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.

  • A typical abbreviation for Stroughs Crossing: Stroughts Xing.
  • While the name of this community is Stroughs Crossing, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Stroughs Crossing may originally have been Strough's Crossing.

    Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Stroughs Crossing might be written as Strough Crossing.

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.

Stroughs Crossing is located in Jefferson 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 Jefferson County: Lewis, Oswego & Saint Lawrence.

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

  • Jefferson County     (The home county of Stroughs Crossing)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Stroughs Crossing, with the one closest to Stroughs Crossing listed first.
    • Theresa
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Theresa
      • Theresa is located in Jefferson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 766 people
    • La Fargeville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Browns Corners
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Corners
      • Browns Corners is located in Jefferson County
    • Redwood
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Omar
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omar
      • Omar is located in Jefferson County
    • Evans Mills
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Philadelphia
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Philadelphia have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
      • Philadelphia is located in Jefferson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,101 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Philadelphia <2>
    • Alexandria Bay
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alexandria Bay have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexandria Bay
      • Alexandria Bay is located in Jefferson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,012 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alexandria Bay <2>
    • Thousand Island Park
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Sterlingville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sterlingville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterlingville
      • Sterlingville is located in Jefferson County
    • Depauville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Depauville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Depauville
      • Depauville is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Depauville <2>
    • Calcium
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Calcium have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calcium
      • Calcium is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Calcium <2>
  • Lewis County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Stroughs Crossing, with the one closest to Stroughs Crossing listed first.
    • Copenhagen
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Copenhagen have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copenhagen
      • Copenhagen is located in Lewis County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 767 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Copenhagen <2>
    • Lake Bonaparte
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Bonaparte
      • Lake Bonaparte is located in Lewis County
    • Harrisville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Barnes Corners
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes Corners
      • Barnes Corners is located in Lewis County
    • Forest City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest City
      • Forest City is located in Lewis County
    • New Boston
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Boston have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Boston
      • New Boston is located in Lewis County
    • Briggs Corner
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briggs Corner
      • Briggs Corner is located in Lewis County
    • Castorland
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Castorland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <2>
    • Indian River
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian River have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian River
      • Indian River is located in Lewis County
    • Jerden Falls
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jerden Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerden Falls
      • Jerden Falls is located in Lewis County
  • Saint Lawrence County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Stroughs Crossing, with the one closest to Stroughs Crossing listed first.
    • Schermerhorn Landing
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schermerhorn Landing
      • Schermerhorn Landing is located in Saint Lawrence County
    • Wegatchie
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wegatchie
      • Wegatchie is located in Saint Lawrence County
    • Somerville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Somerville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerville
      • Somerville is located in Saint Lawrence County
    • Elmdale
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmdale
      • Elmdale is located in Saint Lawrence County
    • Hammond
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hammond have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond
      • Hammond is located in Saint Lawrence County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 270 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hammond <2>
    • North Hammond
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Hammond have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hammond
      • North Hammond is located in Saint Lawrence County
    • Gouverneur
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Pope Mills
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pope Mills
      • Pope Mills is located in Saint Lawrence County
    • Brier Hill
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Richville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Talcville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Talcville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talcville
      • Talcville is located in Saint Lawrence County
    • Morristown
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morristown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morristown
      • Morristown is located in Saint Lawrence County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 376 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morristown <2>

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

Newspapers Published in Stroughs Crossing ...

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 99 newspapers that have been published in the area around Stroughs Crossing.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Stroughs Crossing, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Stroughs Crossing.

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 helpful 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 Stroughs Crossing:

Cemeteries Near Stroughs Crossing ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Stroughs Crossing.

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

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

  • New Boston Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Boston Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Boston Cemetery
  • Van Allen Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Van Allen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Van Allen Cemetery
  • Orleans Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Orleans Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Orleans Cemetery
  • Chaufty Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chaufty Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chaufty Cemetery
  • Perch Lake Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Perch Lake Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Perch Lake Cemetery
  • Kelsey Bridge Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kelsey Bridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kelsey Bridge Cemetery
  • Hoover Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hoover Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hoover Cemetery
  • Hinman Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hinman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hinman Cemetery
  • Beech Ridge Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beech Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beech Ridge Cemetery
  • Grove Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grove Cemetery
  • Sandy Hollow Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sandy Hollow Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sandy Hollow Cemetery
  • Redwood Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (167 more) ...
    • Omar Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Omar Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Omar Cemetery
    • St. Johns Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Dutch Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dutch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dutch 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 Stroughs Crossing in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Stroughs Crossing.

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

  • Orleans Four Corners
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orleans Four Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orleans Four Corners
    • Orleans Four Corners is located in Jefferson County
  • Theresa
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Theresa
    • Theresa is located in Jefferson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 766 people
  • Plessis
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plessis have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plessis
    • Plessis is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plessis <2>
  • La Fargeville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Stone Mills
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stone Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Mills
    • Stone Mills is located in Jefferson County
  • Evans Mills
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Redwood
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Omar
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omar
    • Omar is located in Jefferson County
  • Philadelphia
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Philadelphia have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
    • Philadelphia is located in Jefferson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,101 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Philadelphia <2>
  • Fishers Landing
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fishers Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishers Landing
    • Fishers Landing is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fishers Landing <2>
  • Depauville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Depauville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Depauville
    • Depauville is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Depauville <2>
  • Alexandria Bay
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alexandria Bay have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexandria Bay
    • Alexandria Bay is located in Jefferson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,012 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alexandria Bay <2>
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Sterlingville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sterlingville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterlingville
      • Sterlingville is located in Jefferson County
    • Thousand Island Park
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Clayton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)

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

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

The official website for Jefferson County: www.co.jefferson.ny.us/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties).
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 '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- Stroughs Crossing) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Stroughs Crossing. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.1942, Longitude: -75.8624       In this case, the coordinates for Stroughs Crossing 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 Stroughs Crossing, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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