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 Underwood (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 Underwood. 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 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.
Underwood is located in Essex 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 Essex County: Clinton, Franklin, Hamilton, Warren, Washington, Addison (VT) & Chittenden (VT).
Below are the counties that are near Underwood. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Underwood:
- Essex County (The home county of Underwood)
- The following are listed by their distance from Underwood, with the one closest to Underwood listed first.
- Saint Huberts
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Huberts is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Huberts
- Witherbee
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Witherbee is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witherbee
- Moriah
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Elizabethtown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Blue Ridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Blue Ridge is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Ridge
- Port Henry
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Westport
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Ironville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ironville is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironville
- Lewis
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Lewis is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis
- Severance
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- North Elba
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- North Elba is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Elba
- Schroon Lake
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Boreas River
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Boreas River is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boreas River
- Clinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Underwood, with the one closest to Underwood listed first.
- Au Sable Forks
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Black Brook
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Black Brook is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Brook
- Thomasville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Thomasville is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomasville
- Harkness
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Harkness is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harkness
- Village of Keeseville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Village of Keeseville is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village of Keeseville
- Estimated population in 2015: 1,750 people
- Franklin County
- Franklin Falls
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Franklin Falls is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Falls
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Underwood, with the one closest to Underwood listed first.
- Adirondack
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Hague
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Pottersville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Brant Lake
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Silver Bay
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Chestertown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Sabbath Day Point
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Sabbath Day Point is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sabbath Day Point
- Addison County (VT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Underwood, with the one closest to Underwood listed first.
- Chimney Point
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Chimney Point is located in Addison County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chimney Point
- Addison
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Addison is located in Addison County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addison
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,320 people
- Palmer Corner
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Palmer Corner is located in Addison County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer Corner
- Panton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Panton is located in Addison County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 718 people
- Addison
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Bridport
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Bridport is located in Addison County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,184 people
- Bridport
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Ferrisburgh
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Ferrisburgh is located in Addison County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferrisburgh
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,691 people
- Vergennes
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Ferrisburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Ferrisburg is located in Addison County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferrisburg
- Waltham
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Waltham is located in Addison County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waltham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 462 people
- Shoreham
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Shoreham is located in Addison County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoreham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,229 people
- Shoreham
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Chittenden County (VT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Underwood, with the one closest to Underwood listed first.
- Charlotte
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Charlotte
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Charlotte is located in Chittenden County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlotte
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,783 people
- East Charlotte
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- East Charlotte is located in Chittenden County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Charlotte
- Prindle Corners
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Prindle Corners is located in Chittenden County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prindle Corners
- Shelburne
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Shelburne is located in Chittenden County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelburne
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,649 people
- Shelburne
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rutland County (VT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Underwood, with the one closest to Underwood listed first.
- Benson Landing
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Benson Landing is located in Rutland County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson Landing
- Benson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Benson is located in Rutland County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 991 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Underwood, see our County-by-County Page for Underwood.
Cemeteries Near Underwood ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Underwood.
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 Underwood - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Underwood covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Underwood, with the one closest to Underwood listed first.
- North Hudson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Pine Ridge Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- St. Patrick Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Estes Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Schroon River Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Spear Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Union Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Walton Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Holt Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Norton Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Stevenson Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (175 more) ...
- Shaw Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Black River Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Payne Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
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.<2>
While we didn't find Underwood in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Underwood.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Underwood, with the one closest to Underwood listed first.
- New Russia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Witherbee
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Witherbee is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witherbee
- Mineville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Moriah
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Moriah Center
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Keene Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Elizabethtown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Blue Ridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Blue Ridge is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Ridge
- Port Henry
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Keene
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Paradox
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Ironville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ironville is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironville
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Chimney Point
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Chimney Point is located in Addison County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chimney Point
- West Addison
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- West Addison is located in Addison County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Addison
- Westport
(13 miles [20.9 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 Underwood. See our List of 1890's Communities around Underwood.
Newspapers Published in Underwood ...
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 37 newspapers that have been published in the area around Underwood.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Underwood, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Underwood.
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 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 Underwood:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Essex County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clinton County
- Franklin County
- Warren County
- Addison County
- Chittenden County
- Rutland County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for New York
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> | 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 Underwood, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Underwood) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |