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A visit to the Catholic 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 Catholic Cemetery ...

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

40.6778, -73.3769

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

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

The county seat for Suffolk County is located in Riverhead. Riverhead lies 40 miles [64.4 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Catholic Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Catholic Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Catholic Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Brunn - Greene Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Brewster Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • The Brewster Cemetery is located in Suffolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewster Cemetery
  • Breslau Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • The Breslau Cemetery is located in Suffolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breslau Cemetery
  • Trinity Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • The Trinity Cemetery is located in Suffolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Cemetery
  • Amityville Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • The Amityville Cemetery is located in Suffolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amityville Cemetery
  • Payne Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • The Payne Cemetery is located in Suffolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payne Cemetery
  • Brewster Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • The Brewster Cemetery is located in Suffolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewster Cemetery
  • Old Town Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • The Old Town Cemetery is located in Suffolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town Cemetery
  • New Montefiore Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Mt. Ararat Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Babylon Rural Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • 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>
  • St. Josephs Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Suffolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Josephs Cemetery
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • St. John's Catholic Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Beth Moses Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • The Beth Moses Cemetery is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beth Moses Cemetery
    • Wellwood Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • St. Charles RC Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • The St. Charles RC Cemetery is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Charles RC Cemetery
      • The St. Charles RC Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Cemetery of the Ressurection
      • Resurrection Cemetery
      • St. Charles Cemetery
      • St. Charles and Resurrection Cemeteries
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #65944 <5>
    • Floyd - Jones Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • The Floyd - Jones Cemetery is located in Nassau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd - Jones Cemetery
    • Old Grace Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • The Old Grace Cemetery is located in Nassau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Grace Cemetery
    • Long Island National Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Pinelawn Memorial Park
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • The Pinelawn Memorial Park is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinelawn Memorial Park
      • The Pinelawn Memorial Park has also been known as:
      • Pine Lawn Memorial Park
      • Pinelawn Cemetery
      • Pinelawn Memorial Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #174076 <5>

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 30 communities are within Less than 2 miles<3> of the Catholic Cemetery.

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

  • Lindenhurst
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Amity Harbor
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Amity Harbor is located in Suffolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity Harbor
  • Copiague
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • West Babylon
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • West Babylon is located in Suffolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Babylon
  • North Lindenhurst
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • North Lindenhurst is located in Suffolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Lindenhurst
  • North Amityville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • North Amityville is located in Suffolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Amityville
  • Amityville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Babylon
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • North Babylon
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • North Babylon is located in Suffolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Babylon
  • Massapequa Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • East Massapequa
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • East Massapequa is located in Nassau County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Massapequa
  • Biltmore Shores
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Biltmore Shores is located in Nassau County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biltmore Shores
  • Continue List   (18 more) ...
    • Harbor Green
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Harbor Green is located in Nassau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Green
    • West Islip
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • West Islip is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Islip
    • East Farmingdale
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • East Farmingdale is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Farmingdale
    • South Farmingdale
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • South Farmingdale is located in Nassau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Farmingdale
    • North Massapequa
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • North Massapequa is located in Nassau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Massapequa
    • Gilgo - Oak Beach - Captree
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • West Bay Shore
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • West Bay Shore is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bay Shore
    • Wyandanch
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Wheatley Heights
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Farmingdale
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Massapequa
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Seaford
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Brightwaters
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Baywood
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Baywood is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baywood
    • Deer Park
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Plainedge
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Plainedge is located in Nassau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainedge
    • North Wantagh
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • North Wantagh is located in Nassau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Wantagh
    • Wantagh
      (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 Catholic 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 Catholic Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 websites either 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 Catholic 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 Catholic Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #2368913  (Catholic Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2368913 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: Amityville
      • Location given for Catholic Cemetery:
      • Lat: 40.6777778     Lon: -73.3769444
      • 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 '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- Catholic 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.