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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 Thomas Settlement (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 Thomas Settlement. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

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

  • Jefferson County     (The home county of Thomas Settlement)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Thomas Settlement, with the one closest to Thomas Settlement listed first.
    • Adams
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • 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>
    • Lyon Corner
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyon Corner
      • Lyon Corner is located in Jefferson County
    • Belleville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Adams Center
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Henderson
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Lorraine
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Ellisburg
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ellisburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellisburg
      • Ellisburg is located in Jefferson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ellisburg <1>
    • Woodville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
      • Woodville is located in Jefferson County
    • Mannsville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jefferson Park
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Park
      • Jefferson Park is located in Jefferson County
    • Boultons Beach
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boultons Beach
      • Boultons Beach is located in Jefferson County
    • Alverson
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alverson
      • Alverson is located in Jefferson County
    • Sackets Harbor
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • 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>
  • Lewis County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Thomas Settlement, with the one closest to Thomas Settlement listed first.
    • Barnes Corners
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes Corners
      • Barnes Corners is located in Lewis County
    • New Boston
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for New Boston. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Boston
      • New Boston is located in Lewis County
    • Copenhagen
      (20 miles [32.2 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>
    • Parkers
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Parkers. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkers
      • Parkers is located in Lewis County
    • Rector
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rector
      • Rector is located in Lewis County
    • Harrisburg
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Harrisburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
      • Harrisburg is located in Lewis County
    • Denmark
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Denmark. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denmark
      • Denmark is located in Lewis County
    • Briggs Corner
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briggs Corner
      • Briggs Corner is located in Lewis County
    • Osceola
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola
      • Osceola is located in Lewis County
    • Castorland
      (28 miles [45.1 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
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for West Martinsburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Martinsburg
      • West Martinsburg is located in Lewis County
    • Michigan Mills
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Michigan Mills. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michigan Mills
      • Michigan Mills is located in Lewis County
    • Lowville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
  • Oswego County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Thomas Settlement, with the one closest to Thomas Settlement listed first.
    • Lacona
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Sandy Creek
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Orwell
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Richland
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Chateaugay
      (17 miles [27.4 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
    • Pulaski
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Daysville Corner
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daysville Corner
      • Daysville Corner is located in Oswego County
    • Daysville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Daysville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daysville
      • Daysville is located in Oswego County
    • Altmar
      (21 miles [33.8 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>
    • Albion Center
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion Center
      • Albion Center is located in Oswego County
    • Arthur
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Arthur. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthur
      • Arthur is located in Oswego County
    • Redfield
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Dugway
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dugway. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dugway
      • Dugway is located in Oswego County

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

Cemeteries Near Thomas Settlement ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Thomas Settlement.

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

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

  • Giddingsville Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Giddingsville Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Giddingsville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Elmwood Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elmwood Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Elmwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evergreen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mixer Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mixer Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mixer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Saxe Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Saxe Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Saxe Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Grow Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grow Cemetery
    • 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.
  • Bigelow Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bigelow Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bigelow Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Thompson Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thompson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thompson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Union Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
    • 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.
  • Bishop Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bishop Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bishop Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Clark Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clark Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clark Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (170 more) ...
    • Randall Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Randall Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Randall Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Honeyville Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Honeyville Cemetery
      • 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.
    • North Adams Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Adams Cemetery
      • 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.

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.<4>

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

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

  • Adams
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • 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>
  • Belleville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Smithville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • 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 northeast)
  • Rural Hill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rural Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Hill
    • Rural Hill is located in Jefferson County
  • Pierrepont Manor
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pierrepont Manor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierrepont Manor
    • Pierrepont Manor is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pierrepont Manor <1>
  • Henderson
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Woodville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
    • Woodville is located in Jefferson County
  • Ellisburg
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ellisburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellisburg
    • Ellisburg is located in Jefferson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ellisburg <1>
  • Lorraine
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Mannsville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Winona
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winona have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winona
    • Winona is located in Jefferson County
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Rodman
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • 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>
    • Henderson Harbor
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • 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>
    • Rices
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • 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

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

Newspapers Published in Thomas Settlement ...

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 110 newspapers that have been published in the area around Thomas Settlement.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Thomas Settlement, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Thomas Settlement.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Thomas Settlement:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Thomas Settlement. 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>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.
<4>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 Thomas Settlement, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>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 from Point A (ie- Thomas Settlement) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Thomas Settlement. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.8140, Longitude: -76.0746       In this case, the coordinates for Thomas Settlement have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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