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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 Tupper Lake (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 Tupper Lake. 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 Tupper Lake ...

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 Tupper Lake: Tupper Lk.

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 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.

Tupper Lake is located in Franklin 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 Franklin County: Clinton, Essex, Hamilton & Saint Lawrence.

Below are the counties that are near Tupper Lake. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Tupper Lake:

  • Franklin County     (The home county of Tupper Lake)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tupper Lake, with the one closest to Tupper Lake listed first.
    • Altamont
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Altamont came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altamont
      • Altamont is located in Franklin County
    • Saranac Inn
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saranac Inn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saranac Inn
      • Saranac Inn is located in Franklin County
    • Paul Smiths
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Harrietstown
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrietstown
      • Harrietstown is located in Franklin County
    • Merrillsville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrillsville
      • Merrillsville is located in Franklin County
  • Essex County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tupper Lake, with the one closest to Tupper Lake listed first.
    • Saranac Lake
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Ray Brook
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Bloomingdale
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Whiteface
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteface
      • Whiteface is located in Essex County
    • Newcomb
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Tahawus
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tahawus have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tahawus
      • Tahawus is located in Essex County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tahawus <3>
    • Lake Placid
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Placid have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Placid
      • Lake Placid is located in Essex County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,356 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Placid <3>
    • North Elba
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Elba have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Elba
      • North Elba is located in Essex County
  • Hamilton County
  • Saint Lawrence County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tupper Lake, with the one closest to Tupper Lake listed first.
    • Horseshoe
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseshoe
      • Horseshoe is located in Saint Lawrence County
    • Sevey
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sevey
      • Sevey is located in Saint Lawrence County
    • Cranberry Lake
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Wanakena
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Newton Falls
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • South Colton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Star Lake
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Coffins Mills
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffins Mills
      • Coffins Mills is located in Saint Lawrence County
    • Lower Oswegatchie
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Oswegatchie
      • Lower Oswegatchie is located in Saint Lawrence County
    • Oswegatchie
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Tupper Lake ...

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 12 newspapers that have been published in the area around Tupper Lake.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Tupper Lake. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Tupper Lake and those printed in the larger area surrounding Tupper Lake.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<4> of Tupper Lake.

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 professional and volunteer 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 Tupper Lake:

Cemeteries Near Tupper Lake ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Tupper Lake.

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 Tupper Lake covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • St. Alphonsus Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Alphonsus Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Alphonsus Cemetery
  • Beth Joseph Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beth Joseph Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beth Joseph Cemetery
  • Lakeview Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lakeview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lakeview Cemetery
  • St. Paul Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Paul Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Paul Cemetery
  • Holy Name Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holy Name Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holy Name Cemetery
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • 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.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Cemetery
  • Long Lake Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • St. Bernards Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Pine Ridge Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Ridge Cemetery
  • Cranberry Lake Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cranberry Lake Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cranberry Lake Cemetery
  • Mountain View Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mountain View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mountain View Cemetery
  • Mountain View Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Brighton Memorial Park
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brighton Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brighton Memorial Park
    • Brookside Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brookside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brookside Cemetery
    • Wanakena Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)

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.<6>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Tupper Lake had a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Tupper Lake had a population of 3,431 people.

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

  • Gale
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gale
    • Gale is located in Saint Lawrence County
  • Childwold
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Childwold have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childwold
    • Childwold is located in Saint Lawrence County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Childwold <3>
  • Saranac Inn
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saranac Inn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saranac Inn
    • Saranac Inn is located in Franklin County
  • Sevey
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sevey
    • Sevey is located in Saint Lawrence County
  • Long Lake
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Lake
    • Long Lake is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Long Lake <3>
  • Saranac Lake
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Hollywood
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hollywood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollywood
    • Hollywood is located in Saint Lawrence County
  • Paul Smiths
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Cranberry Lake
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Ray Brook
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Harrietstown
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrietstown
    • Harrietstown is located in Franklin County
  • Bloomingdale
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Stark
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stark have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stark
      • Stark is located in Saint Lawrence County
    • Newcomb
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Tahawus
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tahawus have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tahawus
      • Tahawus is located in Essex County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tahawus <3>

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Tupper Lake. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
<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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Tupper Lake) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Tupper Lake. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.2240, Longitude: -74.4642    
<5>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.
<6>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 Tupper Lake, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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