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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 Trombley Landing (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 Trombley Landing. 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 Trombley Landing ...

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 occur.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Trombley Landing: Trombley Lndg. (or less commonly used: Trombley Lndng.)

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.

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

  • Franklin County     (The home county of Trombley Landing)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Trombley Landing, with the one closest to Trombley Landing listed first.
    • Saint Regis Falls
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Skerry
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Skerry is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skerry
    • West Bangor
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • West Bangor is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bangor
    • East Dickinson
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • East Dickinson is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Dickinson
    • Bangor
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Whippleville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Alburg
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Alburg is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alburg
    • Brushton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Malone
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Moira
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Paul Smiths
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Merrillsville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Merrillsville is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrillsville
  • Clinton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Trombley Landing, with the one closest to Trombley Landing listed first.
    • Standish
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Standish is located in Clinton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standish
    • Lyon Mountain
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Harrigan
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Harrigan is located in Clinton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrigan
    • Clayburg
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Clayburg is located in Clinton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayburg
    • Redford
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Ellenburg Center
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Moffitsville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Moffitsville is located in Clinton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moffitsville
    • Churubusco
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Essex County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Trombley Landing, with the one closest to Trombley Landing listed first.
    • Bloomingdale
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Saranac Lake
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Ray Brook
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Whiteface
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Whiteface is located in Essex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteface
  • Saint Lawrence County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Trombley Landing, with the one closest to Trombley Landing listed first.
    • Nicholville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Hopkinton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Hopkinton is located in Saint Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopkinton
    • Parishville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Brasher Falls
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Winthrop
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Brasher Iron Works
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Brasher Iron Works is located in Saint Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brasher Iron Works
    • Stark
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Stark is located in Saint Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stark
    • Parishville Center
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Parishville Center is located in Saint Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parishville Center
    • Helena
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Sandfordville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Sandfordville is located in Saint Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandfordville
    • South Colton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • West Stockholm
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)

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

Cemeteries Near Trombley Landing ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Trombley Landing.

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 Trombley Landing - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Trombley Landing covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Ladd Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Hoose Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • St. Anns Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Forest Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Brandon Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Chasm Falls Methodist Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • St. Helen's Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Ives Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Develin Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Sand Hill Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • East Dickinson Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (121 more) ...
    • Bangor Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Kimpton Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • St. Josephs Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)

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 Trombley Landing in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Trombley Landing.

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

  • Santa Clara
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Santa Clara is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Clara
  • Spring Cove
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Spring Cove is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Cove
  • Saint Regis Falls
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Skerry
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Skerry is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skerry
  • Dickinson Center
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • West Bangor
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • West Bangor is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bangor
  • Chasm Falls
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Chasm Falls is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chasm Falls
  • East Dickinson
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • East Dickinson is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Dickinson
  • Bangor
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Dickinson
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Dickinson is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickinson
  • Whippleville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Brushton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Alburg
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Alburg is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alburg
    • North Bangor
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Nicholville
      (14 miles [22.5 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 Trombley Landing. See our List of 1890's Communities around Trombley Landing.

Newspapers Published in Trombley Landing ...

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 34 newspapers that have been published in the area around Trombley Landing.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Trombley Landing, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Trombley Landing.

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 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 Trombley Landing:

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 Trombley Landing, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Trombley Landing) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.