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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 Union Falls (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 Union Falls. 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 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.

Union Falls is located in Clinton 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 Clinton County: Essex, Franklin, Chittenden (VT) & Grand Isle (VT).

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

  • Clinton County     (The home county of Union Falls)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Union Falls, with the one closest to Union Falls listed first.
    • Clayburg
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Clayburg is located in Clinton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayburg
    • Redford
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Black Brook
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Black Brook is located in Clinton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Brook
    • Au Sable Forks
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Standish
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Standish is located in Clinton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standish
    • Moffitsville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Moffitsville is located in Clinton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moffitsville
    • Thomasville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Thomasville is located in Clinton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomasville
    • Lyon Mountain
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Harkness
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Harkness is located in Clinton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harkness
    • Dannemora
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Peru
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Cadyville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Essex County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Union Falls, with the one closest to Union Falls listed first.
    • Wilmington
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Bloomingdale
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Jay
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Upper Jay
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Whiteface
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Whiteface is located in Essex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteface
    • North Jay
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • North Jay is located in Essex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Jay
    • Lake Placid
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Ray Brook
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Saranac Lake
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • North Elba
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • North Elba is located in Essex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Elba
    • Keeseville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Lewis
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Lewis is located in Essex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis
  • Franklin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Union Falls, with the one closest to Union Falls listed first.
    • Alder Brook
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Alder Brook is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alder Brook
    • Franklin Falls
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Franklin Falls is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Falls
    • Merrillsville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Merrillsville is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrillsville
    • Harrietstown
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Harrietstown is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrietstown
    • Paul Smiths
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Saranac Inn
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Saranac Inn is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saranac Inn
    • Brainardsville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Whippleville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Malone
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Skerry
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Skerry is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skerry
    • Chateaugay
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
    • Burke
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Grand Isle County (VT)
    • South Hero
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • South Hero is located in Grand Isle County (VT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hero
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,639 people

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

Cemeteries Near Union Falls ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Union Falls.

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 Union Falls - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • St. Rose Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Franklin Falls Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Union Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Merrillsville Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Goodspeed Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Union Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • St. Pauls Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Haselton Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Malbone Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Brookside Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Holy Name Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (94 more) ...
    • Mountain View Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Mountain View Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Mountain View Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)

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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Union Falls had a population of 55 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Alder Brook
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Alder Brook is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alder Brook
  • Franklin Falls
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Franklin Falls is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Falls
  • Goldsmith
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Goldsmith is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldsmith
  • Clayburg
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Clayburg is located in Clinton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayburg
  • Loon Lake
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Loon Lake is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loon Lake
  • Vermontville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Redford
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Wilmington
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Haselton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Haselton is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haselton
  • Black Brook
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Black Brook is located in Clinton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Brook
  • Bloomingdale
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Au Sable Forks
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Moffitsville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Moffitsville is located in Clinton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moffitsville
    • Wolf Pond
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Wolf Pond is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Pond
    • Standish
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Standish is located in Clinton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standish

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

Newspapers Published in Union Falls ...

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 79 newspapers that have been published in the area around Union Falls.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Union Falls, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Union Falls.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 Union Falls:

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 Union Falls, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Union Falls) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.