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 Yaleville (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 Yaleville. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Yaleville is located in Saint Lawrence 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 Saint Lawrence County: Franklin, Hamilton, Herkimer, Jefferson & Lewis.
Below are the counties that are near Yaleville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Yaleville:
- Saint Lawrence County (The home county of Yaleville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Yaleville, with the one closest to Yaleville listed first.
- Norwood
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- North Stockholm
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Stockholm
- North Stockholm is located in Saint Lawrence County
- Norfolk
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norfolk have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norfolk
- Norfolk is located in Saint Lawrence County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norfolk <1>
- Sisson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sisson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sisson
- Sisson is located in Saint Lawrence County
- Raymondville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Sandfordville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandfordville
- Sandfordville is located in Saint Lawrence County
- West Stockholm
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Potsdam
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Madrid Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Madrid Springs. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madrid Springs
- Madrid Springs is located in Saint Lawrence County
- Slab City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Slab City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab City
- Slab City is located in Saint Lawrence County
- Drews Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drews Corner
- Drews Corner is located in Saint Lawrence County
- Hannawa Falls
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Yaleville, with the one closest to Yaleville listed first.
- Alburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alburg
- Alburg is located in Franklin County
- Moira
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Hogansburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hogansburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hogansburg
- Hogansburg is located in Franklin County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hogansburg <1>
- Saint Regis Falls
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Brushton
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Bombay
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- East Dickinson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Dickinson
- East Dickinson is located in Franklin County
- West Bangor
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bangor
- West Bangor is located in Franklin County
- Fort Covington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bangor
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Skerry
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Skerry. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skerry
- Skerry is located in Franklin County
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Yaleville, see our County-by-County Page for Yaleville.
Cemeteries Near Yaleville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Yaleville.
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 Yaleville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Yaleville, with the one closest to Yaleville listed first.
- Clark Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clark Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clark Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Calvary Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calvary Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Calvary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Riverside Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- 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.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Visitation Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Visitation Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Visitation Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Union Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- 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.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Ellis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ellis Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ellis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Brookdale Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Haskell Ridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Haskell Ridge Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Haskell Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- St. James Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. James Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. James Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- West Potsdam Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Potsdam Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Potsdam Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Chamberlain Corners Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chamberlain Corners Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chamberlain Corners Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Madrid Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (159 more) ...
- Bayside Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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>
While we didn't find Yaleville in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Yaleville.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Yaleville, with the one closest to Yaleville listed first.
- Norwood
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- North Stockholm
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Stockholm
- North Stockholm is located in Saint Lawrence County
- Norfolk
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norfolk have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norfolk
- Norfolk is located in Saint Lawrence County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norfolk <1>
- Sisson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sisson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sisson
- Sisson is located in Saint Lawrence County
- West Stockholm
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Brookdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brookdale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookdale
- Brookdale is located in Saint Lawrence County
- Raymondville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Potsdam
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Madrid
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Madrid have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madrid
- Madrid is located in Saint Lawrence County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Madrid <1>
- Madrid Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Madrid Springs. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madrid Springs
- Madrid Springs is located in Saint Lawrence County
- West Potsdam
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Potsdam have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Potsdam
- West Potsdam is located in Saint Lawrence County
- Stockholm Center
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stockholm Center have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockholm Center
- Stockholm Center is located in Saint Lawrence County
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Chase Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chase Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase Mills
- Chase Mills is located in Saint Lawrence County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chase Mills <1>
- Bucks Bridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bucks Bridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucks Bridge
- Bucks Bridge is located in Saint Lawrence County
- Southville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Southville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southville
- Southville is located in Saint Lawrence County
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Yaleville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Yaleville.
Newspapers Published in Yaleville ...
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 43 newspapers that have been published in the area around Yaleville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Yaleville, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Yaleville.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Yaleville:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Saint Lawrence County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cemetery Information and Directories for New York
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Yaleville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Saint Lawrence County: www.co.st-lawrence.ny.us/
The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/
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 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. |
<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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Yaleville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Yaleville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.7673, Longitude: -74.9924 In this case, the coordinates for Yaleville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
<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 Yaleville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |