Directory Collection
Organization and Community Rosters
Jefferson and Lewis Counties of Northern New York
This collection is one that we use extensively in our effort to fully inventory cemeteries. It consists of business directories, tax rolls, school and organization rosters, etc. Each of these provide an insight as to who was in the area during a specific timeframe. They also reflect those individuals that might not have been in the area during a census.
| 1840 Business Directory | Individuals and business in the Villages of Watertown, Juhelville, and Pamelia |
| 1863 Business Directory | Individuals and business in the Villages of Watertown, Juhelville, and North Watertown |
| 1918 Farm Directory | Agricultural Directory for Jefferson and Lew Counties |
| Tax Rolls (Town) | Transcriptions of Tax Rolls produced and maintained by the Town's Tax Collector. This collection does not include the Tax Rolls created during the 1941 expansion of Fort Drum. |
| Union Academy at Belleville | Student rosters for the Union Academy spanning the period 1860 through 1912 |
| Fort Drum Tax Rolls (1941) | Individual property owners whose land was acquired during the 1941 expansion |
| Animal Markings | A registry listing the markings used on animals in the Town of Orleans during the period 1828 through 1844. |
| New York Place Names | Based on data from the Board on Geographic Names (BGN), it is an excellent reference for finding places (population centers, named geographic features, cemeteries, etc) in New York State. It contains locations on both current and historical features throughout the state. |