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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 Three Mile Bay (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 Three Mile Bay. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Three Mile Bay 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 Three Mile Bay. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Three Mile Bay:

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

Cemeteries Near Three Mile Bay ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Three Mile Bay.

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 Three Mile Bay covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Three Mile Bay, with the one closest to Three Mile Bay listed first.

  • Harder Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harder Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harder Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Wells Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wells Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wells Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Putman Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Putman Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Putman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Barnes Bay Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Barnes Bay Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Barnes Bay Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pt. Salubrious Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pt. Salubrious Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pt. Salubrious Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Harris Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harris Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harris Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Vincent de Paul Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Vincent de Paul Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Vincent de Paul Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Fox Creek Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fox Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fox Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pt. Peninsula Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pt. Peninsula Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pt. Peninsula Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Lawrence Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Lawrence Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Lawrence Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Ingerson Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ingerson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ingerson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Luther Hill Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Luther Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Luther Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (137 more) ...
    • Freeman Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Freeman Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Freeman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Weaver Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Weaver Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Weaver Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Judd Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Judd Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Judd Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Three Mile Bay had a population of 1,254 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Three Mile Bay, with the one closest to Three Mile Bay listed first.

  • Chaumont
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Rosiere
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rosiere have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosiere
    • Rosiere is located in Jefferson County
  • Point Peninsula
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Saint Lawrence
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Lawrence have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Lawrence
    • Saint Lawrence is located in Jefferson County
  • Depauville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • 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 <1>
  • Cape Vincent
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cape Vincent have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cape Vincent
    • Cape Vincent is located in Jefferson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 680 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cape Vincent <1>
  • Pillar Point
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Limerick
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Dexter
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Sackets Harbor
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sackets Harbor have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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>
  • Brownville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Stone Mills
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • 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
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Alverson
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • East Hounsfield
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Hounsfield have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hounsfield
      • East Hounsfield is located in Jefferson County
    • Clayton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)

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

Newspapers Published in Three Mile Bay ...

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 Three Mile Bay.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Three Mile Bay, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Three Mile Bay.

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 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 Three Mile Bay:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Three Mile Bay. 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>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.
<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>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 Three Mile Bay, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Three Mile Bay) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Three Mile Bay. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.0820, Longitude: -76.1973    









 

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