Welcome to Great River ...

Great River is located in Suffolk County<1>.

The location of Great River has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Great River, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1889.

A typical abbreviation for Great River: Great Riv.

Great River is near sea level<3>.

Time Zone: Great River lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities near Great River ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Great River.

• Lindenhurst
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindenhurst
  • Lindenhurst is located in Suffolk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,727 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lindenhurst <4>
• Massapequa Park
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Massapequa Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massapequa Park
  • Massapequa Park is located in Nassau County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,034 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Massapequa Park <4>
• Mastic Beach
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mastic Beach
  • Mastic Beach is located in Suffolk County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mastic Beach <4>
• Patchogue
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patchogue
  • Patchogue is located in Suffolk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,314 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Patchogue <4>
• Babylon
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Babylon
  • Babylon is located in Suffolk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,942 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Babylon <4>
• Lake Grove
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Grove
  • Lake Grove is located in Suffolk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,055 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Grove <4>
• Amityville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amityville
  • Amityville is located in Suffolk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,379 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Amityville <4>
• Farmingdale
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmingdale
  • Farmingdale is located in Nassau County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,981 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Farmingdale <4>
• Port Jefferson
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Jefferson
  • Port Jefferson is located in Suffolk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,127 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Jefferson <4>
• Northport
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Northport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northport
  • Northport is located in Suffolk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,259 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Northport <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Great River. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Great River.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Great River. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Great River.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Great River. See our Newspapers Page for Great River.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Great River ...

Looking for more information about Great River? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Great River, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Great River.

Adding Great River to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Great River in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Great River was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Great River post office opened in 1889.

We also found Great River in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Great River.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Suffolk County: www.co.suffolk.ny.us/

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