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 Sugarbush (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 Sugarbush. 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 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.
Sugarbush 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 Sugarbush. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Sugarbush:
- Franklin County (The home county of Sugarbush)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sugarbush, with the one closest to Sugarbush listed first.
- Alder Brook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Alder Brook is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alder Brook
- Merrillsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Merrillsville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrillsville
- Franklin Falls
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Franklin Falls is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Falls
- Harrietstown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Harrietstown is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrietstown
- Paul Smiths
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Saranac Inn
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Saranac Inn is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saranac Inn
- Brainardsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Whippleville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Skerry
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Skerry is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skerry
- Burke
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Malone
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Chateaugay
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Bangor
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Clinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sugarbush, with the one closest to Sugarbush listed first.
- Clayburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Clayburg is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayburg
- Redford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Standish
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Standish is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standish
- Moffitsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Moffitsville is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moffitsville
- Black Brook
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Black Brook is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Brook
- Lyon Mountain
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Au Sable Forks
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dannemora
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Thomasville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Thomasville is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomasville
- Harkness
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Harkness is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harkness
- Cadyville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Peru
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Harrigan
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Harrigan is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrigan
- Essex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sugarbush, with the one closest to Sugarbush listed first.
- Bloomingdale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Wilmington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Whiteface
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Whiteface is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteface
- Jay
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Saranac Lake
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Placid
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Ray Brook
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- North Jay
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- North Jay is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Jay
- Upper Jay
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- North Elba
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- North Elba is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Elba
- Keeseville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Port Douglass
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Port Douglass is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Douglass
- Lewis
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lewis is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Sugarbush, see our County-by-County Page for Sugarbush.
Cemeteries Near Sugarbush ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sugarbush.
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 Sugarbush - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Sugarbush covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Sugarbush, with the one closest to Sugarbush listed first.
- Merrillsville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- St. Rose Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Union Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Franklin Falls Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Goodspeed Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Union Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Brookside Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Brighton Memorial Park
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mountain View Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mountain View Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Haselton Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (105 more) ...
- Independence Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence Cemetery
- The Independence Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Patrick Cemetery
- Saranac Hollow Cemetery
- Saranac Independence Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2153208 <2>
- Malbone Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Holy Name Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
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>
While we didn't find Sugarbush in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Sugarbush.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Sugarbush, with the one closest to Sugarbush listed first.
- Alder Brook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Alder Brook is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alder Brook
- Goldsmith
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Goldsmith is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldsmith
- Union Falls
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Union Falls is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Falls
- Loon Lake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Loon Lake is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loon Lake
- Vermontville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Franklin Falls
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Franklin Falls is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Falls
- Clayburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Clayburg is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayburg
- Wolf Pond
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Wolf Pond is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Pond
- Redford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bloomingdale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Standish
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Standish is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standish
- Black Brook
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Black Brook is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Brook
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Moffitsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Moffitsville is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moffitsville
- Russia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Russia is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russia
- Harrietstown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Harrietstown is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrietstown
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Sugarbush. See our List of 1890's Communities around Sugarbush.
Newspapers Published in Sugarbush ...
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 69 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sugarbush.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Sugarbush, 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 Sugarbush.
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 Sugarbush:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Franklin County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clinton County
- Essex County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for New York
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 Sugarbush, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Sugarbush) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |