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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 Sulphur Springs (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 Sulphur Springs. 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 Sulphur Springs ...

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 Sulphur Springs: Sulphur Spgs. (or less commonly used: Sulphur Spngs. or Sulphur Sprngs.)

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 doctors and hospitals 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.

Sulphur Springs 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 Sulphur Springs. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Sulphur Springs:

  • Jefferson County     (The home county of Sulphur Springs)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sulphur Springs, with the one closest to Sulphur Springs listed first.
    • Alverson
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alverson
      • Alverson is located in Jefferson County
    • Adams Center
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Sackets Harbor
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sackets Harbor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sackets Harbor
      • Sackets Harbor is located in Jefferson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,376 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sackets Harbor <1>
    • Dexter
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Paddy Hill
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paddy Hill
      • Paddy Hill is located in Jefferson County
    • Pillar Point
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pillar Point
      • Pillar Point is located in Jefferson County
    • Lyon Corner
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyon Corner
      • Lyon Corner is located in Jefferson County
    • Boultons Beach
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boultons Beach
      • Boultons Beach is located in Jefferson County
    • Brownville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Glen Park
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glen Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Park
      • Glen Park is located in Jefferson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 462 people
    • Watertown
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Limerick
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Limerick have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limerick
      • Limerick is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Limerick <1>
  • Lewis County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sulphur Springs, with the one closest to Sulphur Springs listed first.
    • Barnes Corners
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes Corners
      • Barnes Corners is located in Lewis County
    • New Boston
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Boston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Boston
      • New Boston is located in Lewis County
    • Copenhagen
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Copenhagen have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <1>
    • Rector
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rector
      • Rector is located in Lewis County
    • Parkers
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parkers have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkers
      • Parkers is located in Lewis County
    • Briggs Corner
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briggs Corner
      • Briggs Corner is located in Lewis County
    • Castorland
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • 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>
    • West Martinsburg
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Martinsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Martinsburg
      • West Martinsburg is located in Lewis County
    • Lowville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lowville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowville
      • Lowville is located in Lewis County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,293 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lowville <1>
    • Forest City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • 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
    • Martinsburg
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Oswego County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sulphur Springs, with the one closest to Sulphur Springs listed first.
    • Lacona
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Sandy Creek
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Chateaugay
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chateaugay have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chateaugay
      • Chateaugay is located in Oswego County
    • Orwell
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Pulaski
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Daysville Corner
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daysville Corner
      • Daysville Corner is located in Oswego County
    • Altmar
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Altmar have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altmar
      • Altmar is located in Oswego County
      • Estimated population in 2015: 389 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Altmar <1>
    • Daysville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Daysville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daysville
      • Daysville is located in Oswego County
    • Redfield
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Albion Center
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion Center
      • Albion Center is located in Oswego County

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

Newspapers Published in Sulphur Springs ...

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 144 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sulphur Springs.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Sulphur Springs, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Sulphur Springs.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Sulphur Springs:

Cemeteries Near Sulphur Springs ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sulphur Springs.

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

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

  • North Adams Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the North Adams Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Adams Cemetery
  • Fields Settlement Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fields Settlement Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fields Settlement Cemetery
  • Muskalonge Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Muskalonge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Muskalonge Cemetery
  • Honeyville Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Honeyville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Honeyville Cemetery
  • Graves Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Graves Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Graves Hill Cemetery
  • Military Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Military Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Military Cemetery
  • Grow Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grow Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grow Cemetery
  • Union Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
  • Degel Israel Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Degel Israel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Degel Israel Cemetery
  • Brookside Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Brownville Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Ferry Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ferry Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ferry Cemetery
  • Continue List   (151 more) ...
    • Stone Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stone Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stone Cemetery
    • Isham Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Isham Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Isham Cemetery
    • Zoar Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zoar Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zoar 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.<5>

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

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

  • Alverson
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alverson
    • Alverson is located in Jefferson County
  • Rices
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rices have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rices
    • Rices is located in Jefferson County
  • East Hounsfield
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Hounsfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hounsfield
    • East Hounsfield is located in Jefferson County
  • Smithville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smithville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithville
    • Smithville is located in Jefferson County
  • Adams Center
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Sackets Harbor
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sackets Harbor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sackets Harbor
    • Sackets Harbor is located in Jefferson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,376 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sackets Harbor <1>
  • Pillar Point
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pillar Point
    • Pillar Point is located in Jefferson County
  • Dexter
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Rodman
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rodman have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodman
    • Rodman is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rodman <1>
  • Watertown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Brownville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Limerick
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Limerick have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limerick
    • Limerick is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Limerick <1>
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Adams
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
      • Adams is located in Jefferson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,687 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Adams <1>
    • East Watertown
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Watertown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Watertown
      • East Watertown is located in Jefferson County
    • Henderson Harbor
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Henderson Harbor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson Harbor
      • Henderson Harbor is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Henderson Harbor <1>

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Sulphur Springs. 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>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>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- Sulphur Springs) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Sulphur Springs. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.9256, Longitude: -76.0294       In this case, the coordinates for Sulphur Springs have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<5>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 Sulphur Springs, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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