The village of Chaumont, named after Jacques-Donatien Le Ray, the Comte de Chaumont in France, is located on Chaumont Bay of Lake Ontario in Jefferson County, New York, in the Watertown-Fort Drum metro area. A major attraction here is the Alexander Copley House and within minutes away, the Antique Boat Museum, which displays canoes, sail and rowing skiffs, propeller boats and hydroplanes. Some of the businesses in Chaumont are Mostly British Automotive Specialist and Wise Guys Pizza. Genesis Elementary School is located here. One of the best places to visit when you are in Chaumont is the nearby Burnham Point State Park, located northeast of Lake Ontario on the St. Lawrence River and with boating, fishing, camping, a playground and picnic areas.