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 Asharoken (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 Asharoken. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
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 north 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.
Asharoken is located in Suffolk County.
To see how the shape of New York's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
Below are the counties that are near Asharoken. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Asharoken:
- Suffolk County (The home county of Asharoken)
- The following are listed by their distance from Asharoken, with the one closest to Asharoken listed first.
- Eatons Neck
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Eatons Neck is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eatons Neck
- Centerport
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Huntington Bay
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Northport
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Halesite
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Fort Salonga
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lloyd Harbor
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lloyd Harbor is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyd Harbor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,650 people
- Greenlawn
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- East Northport
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- East Northport is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Northport
- Huntington
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Huntington Station
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Cold Spring Harbor
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bronx County
- The following are listed by their distance from Asharoken, with the one closest to Asharoken listed first.
- City Island
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- City Island is located in Bronx County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for City Island
- Eastchester
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Eastchester is located in Bronx County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastchester
- Locust Point
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Locust Point is located in Bronx County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Point
- Throggs Neck
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Throggs Neck is located in Bronx County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Throggs Neck
- Bronx
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Bronx is located in Bronx County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bronx
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,385,108 people
- Bronx has also been known as:
- Bronx
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bronx <1>
- Williams Bridge
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Williams Bridge is located in Bronx County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Bridge
- Fordham
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Fordham is located in Bronx County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fordham
- Kings Bridge
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Kings Bridge is located in Bronx County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Bridge
- Riverdale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Spuyten Duyvil
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Spuyten Duyvil is located in Bronx County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spuyten Duyvil
- Concourse Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Concourse Village is located in Bronx County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concourse Village
- Nassau County
- The following are listed by their distance from Asharoken, with the one closest to Asharoken listed first.
- Cove Neck
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cove Neck is located in Nassau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Neck
- Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
- Laurel Hollow
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Laurel Hollow is located in Nassau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Hollow
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,027 people
- Centre Island
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Centre Island is located in Nassau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centre Island
- Population from the 2020 Census: 404 people
- Oyster Bay Cove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Oyster Bay Cove is located in Nassau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oyster Bay Cove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,243 people
- Mill Neck
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Oyster Bay
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Woodbury
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bayville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- East Norwich
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- East Norwich is located in Nassau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Norwich
- Syosset
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lattingtown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Lattingtown is located in Nassau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lattingtown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,756 people
- Locust Valley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- New York County
- The following are listed by their distance from Asharoken, with the one closest to Asharoken listed first.
- Inwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Inwood is located in New York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inwood
- Washington Heights
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Washington Heights is located in New York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Heights
- Delano Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Delano Village is located in New York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delano Village
- East Harlem
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- East Harlem is located in New York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Harlem
- Harlem
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Harlem is located in New York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlem
- Queens County
- The following are listed by their distance from Asharoken, with the one closest to Asharoken listed first.
- Little Neck
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Douglaston
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bayside
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Beechhurst
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Beechhurst is located in Queens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechhurst
- Queens Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Whitestone
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Hollis
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Queens
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Flushing
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jamaica
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rosedale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rochdale Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rochdale Village is located in Queens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochdale Village
- Rockland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Asharoken, with the one closest to Asharoken listed first.
- Palisades
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Piermont
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Sparkill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Upper Nyack
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Upper Nyack is located in Rockland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Nyack
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,177 people
- Grand View-on-Hudson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Grand View-on-Hudson is located in Rockland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand View-on-Hudson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 296 people
- Nyack
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- South Nyack
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- South Nyack is located in Rockland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Nyack
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,305 people
- Tappan
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Orangeburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Westchester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Asharoken, with the one closest to Asharoken listed first.
- Milton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Milton is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
- Port Chester
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Rye
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Rye is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rye
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,634 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rye <1>
- Rye Brook
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Harrison
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Mamaroneck
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Purchase
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Banksville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Banksville is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banksville
- Scotts Corners
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Scotts Corners is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts Corners
- Larchmont
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Scarsdale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- White Plains
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Fairfield County (CT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Asharoken, with the one closest to Asharoken listed first.
- Rowayton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Darien
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Darien is located in Fairfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darien
- Population from the 2020 Census: 21,693 people
- Shippan Point
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Shippan Point is located in Fairfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shippan Point
- Norwalk
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Norwalk is located in Fairfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwalk
- Population from the 2020 Census: 88,655 people
- South Norwalk
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- South Norwalk is located in Fairfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Norwalk
- Darien
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Noroton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Noroton is located in Fairfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noroton
- Compo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Compo is located in Fairfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Compo
- East Norwalk
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- East Norwalk is located in Fairfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Norwalk
- Glenbrook
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Glenbrook is located in Fairfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenbrook
- Noroton Heights
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Noroton Heights is located in Fairfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noroton Heights
- Old Greenwich
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- New Haven County (CT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Asharoken, with the one closest to Asharoken listed first.
- Milford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Milford is located in New Haven County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54,781 people
- Milford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Orange
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Orange is located in New Haven County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,882 people
- Orange
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Derby
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Derby is located in New Haven County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,257 people
- Derby
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Derby is located in New Haven County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,257 people
- Former name for Derby:
- Birmingham
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Derby <1>
- Bergen County (NJ)
- The following are listed by their distance from Asharoken, with the one closest to Asharoken listed first.
- Saint Josephs Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Saint Josephs Village is located in Bergen County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Josephs Village
- Englewood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Englewood is located in Bergen County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Englewood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,278 people
- Linwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Linwood is located in Bergen County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
- West Norwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- West Norwood is located in Bergen County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Norwood
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Asharoken, see our County-by-County Page for Asharoken.
Cemeteries Near Asharoken ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Asharoken.
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.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Asharoken - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Asharoken covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Asharoken, with the one closest to Asharoken listed first.
- Scidmore Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Old Northport Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- AME Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Northport Rural Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- St. Phillip Neri Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Genola Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ft. Salonga Road Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Middleville Road Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Old Burial Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Huntington Rural Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Smith Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (439 more) ...
- St. Johns Memorial Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- St. Johnland Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
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.<2>
While we didn't find Asharoken in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Asharoken.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Asharoken, with the one closest to Asharoken listed first.
- Centerport
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Northport
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Huntington
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Greenlawn
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- East Northport
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- East Northport is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Northport
- Cold Spring Harbor
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Elwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Elwood is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elwood
- Kings Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Commack
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Rowayton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Melville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Darien
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Noroton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Noroton is located in Fairfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noroton
- South Norwalk
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- South Norwalk is located in Fairfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Norwalk
- Smithtown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Asharoken. See our List of 1890's Communities around Asharoken.
Newspapers Published in Asharoken ...
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 81 newspapers that have been published in the area around Asharoken.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Asharoken, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Asharoken.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites 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 Asharoken:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Suffolk County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bronx County
- Nassau County
- New York County
- Queens County
- Rockland County
- Westchester County
- Fairfield County
- New Haven County
- Bergen County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for New York
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> | 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 Asharoken, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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- Asharoken) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |