A visit to the Babylon Rural Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Babylon Rural Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Babylon Rural Cemetery (FG ID #1032904).
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 Babylon Rural Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Babylon Rural Cemetery:
40.7031, -73.3246
The Babylon Rural Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Babylon.
The cemetery is located in Suffolk County<2>.
The county seat for Suffolk County is located in Riverhead. Riverhead lies 37 miles [59.5 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Babylon Rural Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Babylon Rural Cemetery.
Name Variations for Babylon Rural Cemetery ...
When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.
Babylon Rural Cemetery has also been known as:
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Babylon Rural Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Babylon Rural Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Breslau Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Breslau Cemetery is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breslau Cemetery
- St. John's Catholic Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- New Montefiore Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Trinity Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Trinity Cemetery is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Cemetery
- Catholic Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Catholic Cemetery is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catholic Cemetery
- Beth Moses Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Wellwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- St. Charles RC Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Ararat Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Amityville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Amityville Cemetery is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amityville Cemetery
- Brewster Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Brewster Cemetery is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewster Cemetery
- Brunn - Greene Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Payne Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Payne Cemetery is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payne Cemetery
- Brewster Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Brewster Cemetery is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewster Cemetery
- Long Island National Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Pinelawn Memorial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Old Town Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Old Town Cemetery is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town Cemetery
- Oakwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Oakwood Cemetery is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Cemetery
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Patricks Cemetery is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Patricks Cemetery
- Lower Melville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Calvary Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Brentwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Brentwood Cemetery is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brentwood Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within Less than 2 miles<3> of the Babylon Rural Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Babylon Rural Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Babylon
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- West Islip
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- North Babylon
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- North Babylon is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Babylon
- West Babylon
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Lindenhurst
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- West Bay Shore
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- West Bay Shore is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bay Shore
- Brightwaters
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Wyandanch
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- North Bay Shore
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- North Bay Shore is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bay Shore
- Baywood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Baywood is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baywood
- North Lindenhurst
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- North Lindenhurst is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Lindenhurst
- Copiague
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Amity Harbor
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Gilgo - Oak Beach - Captree
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bay Shore
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Wheatley Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Deer Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Amityville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- East Farmingdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- East Farmingdale is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Farmingdale
- North Amityville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- North Amityville is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Amityville
- Massapequa Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- East Massapequa
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- East Massapequa is located in Nassau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Massapequa
- Islip
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Brentwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Farmingdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- South Farmingdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- South Farmingdale is located in Nassau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Farmingdale
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 Babylon Rural 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 Babylon Rural Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Amityville
- Babylon
- Bay Shore
- Brentwood
- Deer Park
- Farmingdale
- Islip
- Islip lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Babylon Rural Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Islip.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Islip
- Lindenhurst
- Massapequa Park
- West Islip
- Wyandanch
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 websites are open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Babylon Rural 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 Babylon Rural Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #1032904
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #2358763 (Babylon Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2358763 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: 3 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Bay Shore West
- Location given for Babylon Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.7030556 Lon: -73.3244444
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <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 drawn from Point A (ie- Babylon Rural 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |