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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 Wolf Pond (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 Wolf Pond. 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 and 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.

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

  • Franklin County     (The home county of Wolf Pond)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wolf Pond, with the one closest to Wolf Pond listed first.
    • Merrillsville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Merrillsville is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrillsville
    • Alder Brook
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Alder Brook is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alder Brook
    • Brainardsville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Whippleville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Franklin Falls
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Franklin Falls is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Falls
    • Malone
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Skerry
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Skerry is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skerry
    • Paul Smiths
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Burke
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Harrietstown
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Harrietstown is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrietstown
    • Chateaugay
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Bangor
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • West Bangor
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • West Bangor is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bangor
  • Clinton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wolf Pond, with the one closest to Wolf Pond listed first.
    • Standish
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Standish is located in Clinton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standish
    • Lyon Mountain
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Clayburg
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Clayburg is located in Clinton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayburg
    • Redford
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Moffitsville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Moffitsville is located in Clinton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moffitsville
    • Harrigan
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Harrigan is located in Clinton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrigan
    • Dannemora
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Ellenburg Center
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Black Brook
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Black Brook is located in Clinton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Brook
    • Cadyville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Churubusco
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Au Sable Forks
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • West Plattsburgh
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • West Plattsburgh is located in Clinton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Plattsburgh
  • Essex County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wolf Pond, with the one closest to Wolf Pond listed first.
    • Bloomingdale
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Wilmington
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Saranac Lake
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Whiteface
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Whiteface is located in Essex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteface
    • Ray Brook
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Lake Placid
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Jay
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • North Jay
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • North Jay is located in Essex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Jay
    • Upper Jay
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • North Elba
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • North Elba is located in Essex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Elba
    • Keeseville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Saint Lawrence County

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

Cemeteries Near Wolf Pond ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Wolf Pond.

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 Wolf Pond - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Hoose Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Merrillsville Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Chasm Falls Methodist Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • St. Helen's Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Ladd Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • St. Rose Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Morningside Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Merrill Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Bunker Hill Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Kimpton Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Bellmont Center Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Union Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (127 more) ...
    • Brainardsville Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Brighton Memorial Park
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • West Hill Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Wolf Pond had railroad service and no post office.

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

  • Loon Lake
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Loon Lake is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loon Lake
  • Goldsmith
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Goldsmith is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldsmith
  • Standish
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Standish is located in Clinton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standish
  • Lyon Mountain
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Merrill
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Merrill is located in Clinton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrill
  • Chasm Falls
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Chasm Falls is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chasm Falls
  • Alder Brook
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Alder Brook is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alder Brook
  • Clayburg
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Clayburg is located in Clinton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayburg
  • Union Falls
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Union Falls is located in Clinton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Falls
  • Vermontville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Redford
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Russia
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Russia is located in Clinton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russia
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Brainardsville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Whippleville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Franklin Falls
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Franklin Falls is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Falls

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

Newspapers Published in Wolf Pond ...

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 32 newspapers that have been published in the area around Wolf Pond.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Wolf Pond, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Wolf Pond.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Wolf Pond:

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 Wolf Pond, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Wolf Pond) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.