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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 Woods 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 Woods 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.

Name Variations for Woods Falls ...

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.

While the name of this community is Woods Falls, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Woods Falls may originally have been Wood's Falls.

Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Woods Falls might be written as Wood Falls.

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 northwest 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 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 west 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.

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

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

  • Clinton County     (The home county of Woods Falls)
  • Essex County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Woods Falls, with the one closest to Woods Falls listed first.
    • Port Kent
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Keeseville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Keeseville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keeseville
      • Keeseville is located in Essex County
      • Estimated population in 2016: 1,743 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Keeseville <2>
  • Franklin County
  • Chittenden County (VT)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Woods Falls, with the one closest to Woods Falls listed first.
    • Miltonboro
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Miltonboro. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miltonboro
      • Miltonboro is located in Chittenden County (VT)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Miltonboro
      • From Woods Falls to Miltonboro
    • Milton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
      • Milton is located in Chittenden County (VT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,907 people
  • Franklin County (VT)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Woods Falls, with the one closest to Woods Falls listed first.
    • Maquam
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Saint Albans
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Albans have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Albans
      • Saint Albans is located in Franklin County (VT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,540 people
    • Swanton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swanton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swanton
      • Swanton is located in Franklin County (VT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,574 people
    • Swanton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Georgia Plains
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Saint Albans
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Georgia
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Georgia have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgia
      • Georgia is located in Franklin County (VT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,806 people
    • West Georgia
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Highgate
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highgate have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highgate
      • Highgate is located in Franklin County (VT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,664 people
    • Oakland
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Greens Corners
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
    • North Fairfax
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Grand Isle County (VT)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Woods Falls, with the one closest to Woods Falls listed first.
    • Isle La Motte
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Isle La Motte have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isle La Motte
      • Isle La Motte is located in Grand Isle County (VT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 493 people
    • Isle la Motte
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Alburg
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alburg
      • Alburg is located in Grand Isle County (VT)
      • Estimated population in 2012: 499 people
    • Alburgh
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Alburg
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alburg
      • Alburg is located in Grand Isle County (VT)
      • Estimated population in 2011: 1,986 people
    • Alburg Center
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • North Hero
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • North Hero
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Hero have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hero
      • North Hero is located in Grand Isle County (VT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 807 people
    • Adams Landing
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Grand Isle
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand Isle have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Isle
      • Grand Isle is located in Grand Isle County (VT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,115 people
    • Pearl
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Keeler Bay
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Keeler Bay. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keeler Bay
      • Keeler Bay is located in Grand Isle County (VT)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Keeler Bay
      • From Woods Falls to Keeler Bay
    • South Hero
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Hero have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hero
      • South Hero is located in Grand Isle County (VT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,639 people

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

Cemeteries Near Woods Falls ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Woods 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.

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 Woods Falls covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Union Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Anns Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Anns Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Anns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Riverside Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverside Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riverside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mooers Riverside Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • St. Josephs Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Josephs Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Josephs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Riverside Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverside Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riverside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Walker Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Walker Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Walker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Stone Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stone Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stone Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Dragoon Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dragoon Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dragoon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jennett Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jennett Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jennett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Sheldon Hill Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sheldon Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sheldon Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Robinson District Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Robinson District Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Robinson District Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (145 more) ...
    • Douglass Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Douglass Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Douglass Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Mills Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mills Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mills Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Murray Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Murray Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Murray Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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 Woods Falls had a population of 177 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.

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

  • Mooers Forks
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Altona
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Irona
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Irona have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irona
    • Irona is located in Clinton County
  • Mooers
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Sciola
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Forest
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
    • Forest is located in Clinton County
  • Alder Bend
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alder Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alder Bend
    • Alder Bend is located in Clinton County
  • Ellenburg Depot
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ellenburg Depot have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellenburg Depot
    • Ellenburg Depot is located in Clinton County
  • Ellenburg
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ellenburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellenburg
    • Ellenburg is located in Clinton County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ellenburg <2>
  • West Chazy
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Chazy have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Chazy
    • West Chazy is located in Clinton County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Chazy <2>
  • Chazy
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Champlain
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Champlain have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champlain
    • Champlain is located in Clinton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,044 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Champlain <2>
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...

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

Newspapers Published in Woods 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 60 newspapers that have been published in the area around Woods Falls.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Woods Falls, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<7>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Woods Falls.

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 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 Woods Falls:

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

The official website for Clinton County: www.co.clinton.ny.us/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties).
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>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.
<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 Woods Falls, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<7>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- Woods Falls) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Woods Falls. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.9258, Longitude: -73.6390    









 

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