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A visit to the Brentwood 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 Brentwood Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Brentwood Cemetery:

40.7883, -73.2528

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Brentwood Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Brentwood Cemetery is located in Suffolk County<2>.

The county seat for Suffolk County is located in Riverhead. Riverhead lies 32 miles [51.5 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Brentwood Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Brentwood Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Brentwood Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Brentwood Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Calvary Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • The Calvary Cemetery is located in Suffolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
    • The Calvary Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Sisters of St. Joseph Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #64108 <5>
  • Pilgrim State Psychiatric Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • First Methodist Church Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Suffolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
  • Oakwood Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • The Oakwood Cemetery is located in Suffolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Cemetery
  • St. Patricks Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • The St. Patricks Cemetery is located in Suffolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Patricks Cemetery
  • Old Central Islip Psychiatric Center Patient Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Hauppauge Methodist Episcopal Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Commack Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • The Commack Cemetery is located in Suffolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Commack Cemetery
  • Carll Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The Carll Cemetery is located in Suffolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carll Cemetery
  • St. Patricks Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Holy Cross Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • The Holy Cross Cemetery is located in Suffolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross Cemetery
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Smithtown Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • The Smithtown Cemetery is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithtown Cemetery
    • Mt. Golda Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • The Mt. Golda Cemetery is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Golda Cemetery
    • St. Josephs Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Josephs Cemetery
    • Babylon Rural Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Babylon Rural Cemetery is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Babylon Rural Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Babylon Rural Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Babylon.
      • The Babylon Rural Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Babylon Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1032904 <5>
    • Landing Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • The Landing Cemetery is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landing Cemetery
      • The Landing Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Smithtown Landing Methodist Churchyard Cemetery
    • Genola Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • The Genola Cemetery is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genola Cemetery
    • St. Phillip Neri Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Long Island National Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Beth Moses Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • The Beth Moses Cemetery is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beth Moses Cemetery
    • Wellwood Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • St. John's Catholic Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Bohemia Union Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • The Bohemia Union Cemetery is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bohemia Union Cemetery
      • The Bohemia Union Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Union Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2396149 <5>
    • St. John Nepomucene RC Church Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 29 communities are within Less than 2 miles<3> of the Brentwood Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Brentwood Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Brentwood
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Central Islip
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Baywood
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Baywood is located in Suffolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baywood
  • North Bay Shore
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • North Bay Shore is located in Suffolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bay Shore
  • Hauppauge
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Deer Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Brightwaters
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Bay Shore
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Islip
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Islip Terrace
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Islandia
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Commack
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Dix Hills
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • West Bay Shore
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • West Bay Shore is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bay Shore
    • East Islip
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • East Islip is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Islip
    • North Great River
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • North Great River is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Great River
    • The Branch
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • The Branch is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Branch
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,789 people
      • The Branch has also been known as:
      • Village of the Branch
    • Smithtown
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Elwood
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Elwood is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elwood
    • Wheatley Heights
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Wyandanch
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • North Babylon
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • North Babylon is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Babylon
    • West Islip
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • West Islip is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Islip
    • Great River
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Oakdale
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Ronkonkoma
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Kings Park
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Nesconset
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • San Remo
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • San Remo is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Remo

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 Brentwood Cemetery. The following communities are located in Suffolk County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Brentwood Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Brentwood 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 Brentwood Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #2368921  (Brentwood Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2368921 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: 30 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Greenlawn
      • Location given for Brentwood Cemetery:
      • Lat: 40.7883333     Lon: -73.2527778
      • 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Brentwood 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.
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