A visit to the Council Rock 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 Council Rock Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Council Rock Cemetery:
40.8734, -73.5418
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Council Rock Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Council Rock Cemetery is located in Nassau County<2>.
The county seat for Nassau County is located in Mineola. Mineola lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Council Rock Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Council Rock 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 Council Rock Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Council Rock Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Nassau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Cemetery
- Theodore Roosevelt Grave
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Youngs Memorial Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Underhill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Underhill Cemetery is located in Nassau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Underhill Cemetery
- Locust Valley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Matinecock Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Matinecock Cemetery is located in Nassau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matinecock Cemetery
- St. Patrick Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Patrick Cemetery is located in Nassau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Patrick Cemetery
- Wesley UMC Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Wesley UMC Cemetery is located in Nassau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley UMC Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Nassau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Bayville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Bayville Cemetery is located in Nassau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayville Cemetery
- Pratt Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Pratt Cemetery is located in Nassau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratt Cemetery
- Brookville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Brookville Cemetery is located in Nassau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookville Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Brookville Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the northwest of Jericho.
- The Brookville Cemetery has also been known as:
- Brookeville Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #64053 <5>
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Locust Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Locust Cemetery is located in Nassau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Cemetery
- St. Johns Memorial Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Nassau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
- East Hillside Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Quaker Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Quaker Cemetery is located in Nassau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Cemetery
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The St. Patricks Cemetery is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Patricks Cemetery
- Roslyn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Roslyn Cemetery is located in Nassau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roslyn Cemetery
- West Hills Methodist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Huntington Rural Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Old Burial Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- AME Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The AME Church Cemetery is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for AME Church Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 32 communities are within Less than 2 miles<3> of the Council Rock Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Council Rock Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Oyster Bay
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- East Norwich
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- East Norwich is located in Nassau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Norwich
- Mill Neck
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Matinecock
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Matinecock is located in Nassau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matinecock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 825 people
- Upper Brookville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Upper Brookville is located in Nassau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Brookville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,738 people
- Oyster Bay Cove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- 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
- Bayville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cove Neck
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Cove Neck is located in Nassau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Neck
- Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
- Centre Island
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Centre Island is located in Nassau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centre Island
- Population from the 2020 Census: 404 people
- Locust Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Muttontown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Muttontown is located in Nassau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muttontown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,673 people
- Syosset
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (20 more) ...
- Laurel Hollow
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Laurel Hollow is located in Nassau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Hollow
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,027 people
- Lattingtown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lattingtown is located in Nassau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lattingtown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,756 people
- Old Brookville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Brookville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Cold Spring Harbor
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Glen Cove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Sea Cliff
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Glen Head
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Wheatley
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Wheatley is located in Nassau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatley
- Jericho
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Woodbury
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Lloyd Harbor
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Lloyd Harbor is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyd Harbor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,650 people
- Glenwood Landing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Roslyn Harbor
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Roslyn Harbor is located in Nassau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roslyn Harbor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,100 people
- Greenvale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Old Westbury
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- West Hills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- West Hills is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hills
- Huntington Station
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Huntington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Halesite
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
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 Council Rock Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Nassau County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Council Rock Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Glen Cove
- Huntington Station
- Huntington
- Jericho
- Locust Valley
- Oyster Bay
- Syosset
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 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 Council Rock Cemetery:
- Pages specific to New York:
- Pages specific to Nassau 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 Council Rock Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #947543 (Council Rock Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #947543 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: Nassau
- Est. Elev: 12 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Hicksville
- Location given for Council Rock Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.8734321 Lon: -73.5417909
- 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 Nassau, 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- Council Rock 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. |