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 Valcour (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 Valcour. 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 doctors and hospitals 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.
Valcour 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 Valcour. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Valcour:
- Clinton County (The home county of Valcour)
- The following are listed by their distance from Valcour, with the one closest to Valcour listed first.
- Laphams Mills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Laphams Mills is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laphams Mills
- Parc
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Parc is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parc
- Peru
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Ausable Chasm
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Ausable Chasm is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ausable Chasm
- Plattsburgh
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Cumberland Head
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Cumberland Head is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Head
- Village of Keeseville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Village of Keeseville is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village of Keeseville
- Estimated population in 2015: 1,750 people
- Morrisonville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Harkness
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Harkness is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harkness
- West Plattsburgh
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- West Plattsburgh is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Plattsburgh
- Beekmantown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Beekmantown is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beekmantown
- Cadyville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Point Au Roche
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Point Au Roche is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Au Roche
- Essex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Valcour, with the one closest to Valcour listed first.
- Port Kent
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Keeseville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Port Douglass
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Port Douglass is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Douglass
- Willsboro Point
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Willsboro Point is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willsboro Point
- Willsboro
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- North Jay
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- North Jay is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Jay
- Reber
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Reber is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reber
- Jay
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Craterclub
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Craterclub is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craterclub
- Lewis
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Lewis is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis
- Whallonsburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Whallonsburg is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whallonsburg
- Wilmington
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Upper Jay
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Valcour, with the one closest to Valcour listed first.
- Alder Brook
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Alder Brook is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alder Brook
- Franklin Falls
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Franklin Falls is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Falls
- Merrillsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Merrillsville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrillsville
- Addison County (VT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Valcour, with the one closest to Valcour listed first.
- North Ferrisburgh Station
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- North Ferrisburgh
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ferrisburgh
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Ferrisburgh is located in Addison County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferrisburgh
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,691 people
- Ferrisburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Ferrisburg is located in Addison County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferrisburg
- Monkton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Monkton is located in Addison County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monkton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,106 people
- Chittenden County (VT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Valcour, with the one closest to Valcour listed first.
- Colchester
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Colchester is located in Chittenden County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colchester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,102 people
- Malletts Bay
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Malletts Bay is located in Chittenden County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malletts Bay
- Malletts Bay has also been known as:
- Malets Bay
- Maletts Bay
- Miltonboro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Miltonboro is located in Chittenden County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miltonboro
- Checkerberry Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Checkerberry Village is located in Chittenden County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Checkerberry Village
- Colchester
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Milton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Milton is located in Chittenden County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,907 people
- Burlington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Winooski
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Queen City Park
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Queen City Park is located in Chittenden County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queen City Park
- Milton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Essex Junction
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Essex Junction is located in Chittenden County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essex Junction
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,793 people
- Shelburne
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Shelburne is located in Chittenden County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelburne
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,649 people
- South Burlington
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Franklin County (VT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Valcour, with the one closest to Valcour listed first.
- Georgia Plains
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Georgia Plains is located in Franklin County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgia Plains
- West Georgia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- West Georgia is located in Franklin County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Georgia
- Georgia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Georgia is located in Franklin County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,806 people
- East Georgia
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- East Georgia is located in Franklin County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Georgia
- Oakland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Oakland is located in Franklin County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Saint Albans
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Albans is located in Franklin County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Albans
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,540 people
- Fairfax
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Fairfax is located in Franklin County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfax
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,917 people
- North Fairfax
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- North Fairfax is located in Franklin County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Fairfax
- Saint Albans
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Binghamville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Binghamville is located in Franklin County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Binghamville
- Maquam
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Maquam is located in Franklin County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maquam
- Greens Corners
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Greens Corners is located in Franklin County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Corners
- Swanton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Swanton is located in Franklin County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swanton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,574 people
- Grand Isle County (VT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Valcour, with the one closest to Valcour listed first.
- South Hero
(6 miles [9.7 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
- Keeler Bay
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Keeler Bay is located in Grand Isle County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keeler Bay
- Pearl
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pearl is located in Grand Isle County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl
- Adams Landing
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Adams Landing is located in Grand Isle County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Landing
- Grand Isle
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Grand Isle is located in Grand Isle County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Isle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,115 people
- North Hero
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Isle La Motte
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Isle La Motte is located in Grand Isle County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isle La Motte
- Population from the 2020 Census: 493 people
- North Hero
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- North Hero is located in Grand Isle County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hero
- Population from the 2020 Census: 807 people
- Isle la Motte
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Alburg Center
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Alburg Center is located in Grand Isle County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alburg Center
- Alburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Alburg is located in Grand Isle County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alburg
- Estimated population in 2011: 1,986 people
- Alburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Alburg is located in Grand Isle County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alburg
- Estimated population in 2012: 499 people
- Alburgh
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Lamoille County (VT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Valcour, with the one closest to Valcour listed first.
- Cambridge
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Cambridge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Cambridge is located in Lamoille County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,817 people
- Jeffersonville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Valcour, see our County-by-County Page for Valcour.
Cemeteries Near Valcour ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Valcour.
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 Valcour - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Valcour covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Valcour, with the one closest to Valcour listed first.
- Gilliland Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Blockhouse Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Baggs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- St. Augustine Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Augustine Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Augustine Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Peru.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #65932 <2>
- Irish Settlement Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- St. Peter's Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- St. Pierce Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Schuyler Falls Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Quaker Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (260 more) ...
- Riverside Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Calkins Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- McCormick Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
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 in 1895, Valcour had a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Valcour, with the one closest to Valcour listed first.
- Salmon River
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Salmon River is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salmon River
- South Plattsburgh
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- South Plattsburgh is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Plattsburgh
- Laphams Mills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Laphams Mills is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laphams Mills
- Peru
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Ausable Chasm
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Ausable Chasm is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ausable Chasm
- Port Kent
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Keeler Bay
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Keeler Bay is located in Grand Isle County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keeler Bay
- Plattsburgh
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Schuyler Falls
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Keeseville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- South Hero
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pearl
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pearl is located in Grand Isle County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Harkness
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Harkness is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harkness
- Morrisonville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- West Plattsburgh
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- West Plattsburgh is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Plattsburgh
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Valcour. See our List of 1890's Communities around Valcour.
Newspapers Published in Valcour ...
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 110 newspapers that have been published in the area around Valcour.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Valcour, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Valcour.
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 helpful 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 Valcour:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Clinton County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Essex County
- Franklin County
- Addison County
- Chittenden County
- Franklin County
- Grand Isle County
- Lamoille 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> | 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 Valcour, 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' (or 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- Valcour) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |