A visit to the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial plans had changed at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.
Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.
The Location of the AME Church Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the AME Church Cemetery:
40.8781, -73.4183
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the AME Church Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The AME Church Cemetery is located in Suffolk County<2>.
The county seat for Suffolk County is located in Riverhead. Riverhead lies 39 miles [62.8 km]<3> to the east of the AME Church Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the AME Church Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the AME Church Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from AME Church Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The St. Patricks Cemetery is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Patricks Cemetery
- Huntington Rural Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- St. Johns Memorial Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- West Hills Methodist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Northport Rural Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Old Northport Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Smith Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Nassau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Theodore Roosevelt Grave
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Youngs Memorial Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Mt. Golda Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Golda Cemetery is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Golda Cemetery
- St. Phillip Neri Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Genola Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Genola Cemetery is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genola Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Scidmore Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Scidmore Cemetery is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scidmore Cemetery
- Melville Rural Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Middleville Road Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Ft. Salonga Road Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Council Rock Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Council Rock Cemetery is located in Nassau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Council Rock Cemetery
- Silleck Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Silleck Cemetery is located in Nassau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silleck Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Silleck Cemetery is located outside and to the west of Oyster Bay.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2401027 <5>
- Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Nassau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Nassau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Cemetery
- Wesley UMC Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Wesley UMC Cemetery is located in Nassau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley UMC Cemetery
- Carll Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Carll Cemetery is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carll Cemetery
- Commack Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Commack Cemetery is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Commack Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within Less than 2 miles<3> of the AME Church Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from AME Church Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Huntington
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Halesite
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Huntington Station
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Huntington Bay
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Cold Spring Harbor
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Greenlawn
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Laurel Hollow
(3 miles [4.8 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
- South Huntington
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- South Huntington is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Huntington
- Centerport
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Eatons Neck
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Eatons Neck is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eatons Neck
- Lloyd Harbor
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lloyd Harbor is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyd Harbor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,650 people
- Oyster Bay Cove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- 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
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Woodbury
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- West Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- West Hills is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hills
- Elwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Elwood is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elwood
- East Northport
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- East Northport is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Northport
- Northport
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Asharoken
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Asharoken is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asharoken
- Population from the 2020 Census: 637 people
- Cove Neck
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Cove Neck is located in Nassau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Neck
- Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
- Syosset
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Melville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Centre Island
(5 miles [8 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
- East Norwich
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- East Norwich is located in Nassau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Norwich
- Dix Hills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Commack
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Fort Salonga
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Oyster Bay
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
Nearby communities with newspapers ...
The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the AME Church Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Suffolk County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The AME Church Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Commack
- Dix Hills
- Huntington Station
- Huntington
- Northport
- Oyster Bay
- Syosset
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their websites are open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the AME Church Cemetery:
- Pages specific to New York:
- Pages specific to Suffolk County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...
Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.
We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the AME Church Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #2368927 (African Methodist Episcopal Church Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2368927 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
- BGN Class: cemetery
- County: Suffolk
- Est. Elev: 16 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Lloyd Harbor
- Location given for African Methodist Episcopal Church Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.8780556 Lon: -73.4183333
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Suffolk, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- AME Church Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add. |
| <5> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |