A visit to the Locust 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 Locust Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Locust Cemetery:
40.8162, -73.5337
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Locust Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Locust Cemetery is located in Nassau County<2>.
The county seat for Nassau County is located in Mineola. Mineola lies just to the southwest of the Locust Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Locust Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Locust Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Locust Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Quaker Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Quaker Cemetery is located in Nassau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Cemetery
- Wesley UMC Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Wesley UMC Cemetery is located in Nassau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley UMC Cemetery
- Brookville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- 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>
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Nassau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Cemetery
- Zion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Nassau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
- Council Rock Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Council Rock Cemetery is located in Nassau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Council Rock Cemetery
- Silleck Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- St. Patrick Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Patrick Cemetery is located in Nassau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Patrick Cemetery
- Plainlawn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- St. Johns Memorial Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Theodore Roosevelt Grave
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Youngs Memorial Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Matinecock Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Matinecock Cemetery is located in Nassau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matinecock Cemetery
- East Hillside Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Friends Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Friends Cemetery is located in Nassau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friends Cemetery
- Underhill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Underhill Cemetery is located in Nassau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Underhill Cemetery
- Locust Valley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Nassau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
- Roslyn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Roslyn Cemetery is located in Nassau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roslyn Cemetery
- Cemetery of the Holy Rood
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Cemetery of the Holy Rood is located in Nassau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cemetery of the Holy Rood
- The Cemetery of the Holy Rood has also been known as:
- Holy Rood Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #64884 <5>
- Plainedge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Plainedge Cemetery is located in Nassau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainedge Cemetery
- West Hills Methodist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Smith Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Nassau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 34 communities are within Less than 2 miles<3> of the Locust Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Locust Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Muttontown
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Muttontown is located in Nassau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muttontown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,673 people
- Jericho
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Syosset
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Brookville
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- East Norwich
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- East Norwich is located in Nassau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Norwich
- Upper Brookville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Upper Brookville is located in Nassau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Brookville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,738 people
- Wheatley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Wheatley is located in Nassau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatley
- Old Westbury
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hicksville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Woodbury
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Oyster Bay Cove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- 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
- Oyster Bay
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (22 more) ...
- Old Brookville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- New Cassel
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- New Cassel is located in Nassau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Cassel
- Mill Neck
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Swedetown Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Swedetown Village is located in Nassau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swedetown Village
- Plainview
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Laurel Hollow
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Laurel Hollow is located in Nassau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Hollow
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,027 people
- Matinecock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Matinecock is located in Nassau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matinecock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 825 people
- Glen Head
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Greenvale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- East Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- East Hills is located in Nassau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,233 people
- Carle Place
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Westbury
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Salisbury
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Salisbury is located in Nassau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury
- Bethpage
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Old Bethpage
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- West Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- West Hills is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hills
- Cold Spring Harbor
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Cove Neck
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Cove Neck is located in Nassau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Neck
- Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
- Centre Island
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Centre Island is located in Nassau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centre Island
- Population from the 2020 Census: 404 people
- Locust Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Glenwood Landing
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Roslyn Harbor
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Roslyn Harbor is located in Nassau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roslyn Harbor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,100 people
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 Locust Cemetery. The following communities are located in Nassau County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Locust Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Hicksville
- Jericho
- Locust Valley
- Old Bethpage
- Oyster Bay
- Syosset
- Westbury
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 Locust 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 Locust Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #955795 (Locust Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #955795 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: 73 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Hicksville
- Location given for Locust Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.8162105 Lon: -73.533736
- 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 '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- Locust 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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