Does anyone have a source for determining the name origins of towns in NYS, even Lewis County? For example, there is a village in or near Lewis County by the name of Lorraine. Is it named after a person, the Lorraine region in France, or something else? Ken in NJ and Fred Mumpton

Ken, There is a genealogy book in the Lowville Library that has some of the name descriptions. I remember reading about how Kirshnerville received its name! I won't be getting up that way until the snow melts....... If you would like I will look for you then. Sorry i cannot remember the name. But it was in their genealogy section. I hope this helps a bit, I would love to hear others reponses! Sincerely, Tracey Kirch ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ken and Lois Everard" <everardl@voicenet.com> To: <NYLEWIS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, March 25, 2002 7:08 PM Subject: [NYLEWIS] Origin of Lorraine in NYS > Does anyone have a source for determining the name origins of towns in NYS, even Lewis County? For example, there is a village in or near Lewis County by the name of Lorraine. Is it named after a person, the Lorraine region in France, or something else? > > Ken in NJ and Fred Mumpton > > > ==== NYLEWIS Mailing List ==== > List Mom for Lewis County, NY is Jan Cortez. My email is cristian@netonecom.net. If you have any concerns, send me a note, otherwise enjoy the list and post often. It helps get your message out. > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >