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A visit to the Melville Rural Cemetery ...


The location of the Melville Rural Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>


Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Melville Rural Cemetery ...

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

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Melville Rural Cemetery

Lat:   40.7947°   (40° 47' 40")

Lon:   -73.4203°   (-73° 25' 13")

The Melville Rural 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 Melville Rural Cemetery .

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 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 Melville Rural Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to New York:
  • Pages specific to Suffolk County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Melville Rural Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church
  • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 34 communities are within Less than 2 miles<3> of the Melville Rural Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Melville Rural Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Melville
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • West Hills
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hills
      • West Hills is located in Suffolk County
    • Plainview
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plainview have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
      • Plainview is located in Nassau County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plainview <4>
    • Old Bethpage
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Bethpage have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Bethpage
      • Old Bethpage is located in Nassau County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Old Bethpage <4>
    • South Huntington
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Huntington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Huntington
      • South Huntington is located in Suffolk County
    • Swedetown Village
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swedetown Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swedetown Village
      • Swedetown Village is located in Nassau County
    • Wheatley Heights
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wheatley Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatley Heights
      • Wheatley Heights is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wheatley Heights <4>
    • Woodbury
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Bethpage
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Farmingdale
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • East Farmingdale
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Farmingdale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Farmingdale
      • East Farmingdale is located in Suffolk County
    • Wyandanch
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Continue List   (22 more) ...
      • Dix Hills
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dix Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dix Hills
        • Dix Hills is located in Suffolk County
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dix Hills <4>
      • Huntington Station
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Syosset
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Syosset have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Syosset
        • Syosset is located in Nassau County
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Syosset <4>
      • Hicksville
        (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hicksville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicksville
        • Hicksville is located in Nassau County
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hicksville <4>
      • South Farmingdale
        (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Farmingdale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Farmingdale
        • South Farmingdale is located in Nassau County
      • Cold Spring Harbor
        (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cold Spring Harbor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Spring Harbor
        • Cold Spring Harbor is located in Suffolk County
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cold Spring Harbor <4>
      • North Lindenhurst
        (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Lindenhurst have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Lindenhurst
        • North Lindenhurst is located in Suffolk County
      • Deer Park
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deer Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Park
        • Deer Park is located in Suffolk County
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deer Park <4>
      • Elwood
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elwood
        • Elwood is located in Suffolk County
      • Greenlawn
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Laurel Hollow
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laurel Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Hollow
        • Laurel Hollow is located in Nassau County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,027 people
      • Huntington
        (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Levittown
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Plainedge
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainedge
        • Plainedge is located in Nassau County
      • North Massapequa
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Massapequa have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Massapequa
        • North Massapequa is located in Nassau County
      • North Amityville
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Amityville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Amityville
        • North Amityville is located in Suffolk County
      • West Babylon
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Babylon
        • West Babylon is located in Suffolk County
      • Halesite
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Halesite have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halesite
        • Halesite is located in Suffolk County
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Halesite <4>
      • Oyster Bay Cove
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oyster Bay Cove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oyster Bay Cove
        • Oyster Bay Cove is located in Nassau County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,243 people
      • East Norwich
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Norwich have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Norwich
        • East Norwich is located in Nassau County
      • Muttontown
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Muttontown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muttontown
        • Muttontown is located in Nassau County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,673 people
      • Jericho
        (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 Melville 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 Melville Rural Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 33 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Melville Rural Cemetery.<5>

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

    • Lower Melville Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lower Melville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lower Melville Cemetery is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lower Melville Cemetery
    • West Hills Methodist Church Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Hills Methodist Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The West Hills Methodist Church Cemetery is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Hills Methodist Church Cemetery
    • Long Island National Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Mt. Golda Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Golda Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mt. Golda Cemetery is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Golda Cemetery
    • Pinelawn Memorial Park
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • The Pinelawn Memorial Park is located in Suffolk County
      • The Pinelawn Memorial Park has also been known as:
      • Pine Lawn Memorial Park
      • Pinelawn Cemetery
      • Pinelawn Memorial Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pinelawn Memorial Park
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #174076 <6>
    • Huntington Rural Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Huntington Rural Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Huntington Rural Cemetery is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Huntington Rural Cemetery
    • Stymus Family Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • St. Charles RC Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • The St. Charles RC Cemetery is located in Suffolk County
      • 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 our Gazetteer entry for the St. Charles RC Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #65944 <6>
    • New Montefiore Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Wellwood Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Beth Moses Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Carll Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Carll Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Carll Cemetery is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carll Cemetery
    • Continue List   (21 more) ...
      • Old Burial Hill Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Burial Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Old Burial Hill Cemetery is located in Suffolk County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Burial Hill Cemetery
      • St. Johns Memorial Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The St. Johns Memorial Cemetery is located in Nassau County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Memorial Cemetery
      • Plainedge Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Plainedge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Plainedge Cemetery is located in Nassau County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Plainedge Cemetery
      • Mt. Ararat Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • St. John's Catholic Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. John's Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The St. John's Catholic Cemetery is located in Suffolk County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. John's Catholic Cemetery
      • AME Church Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the AME Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The AME Church Cemetery is located in Suffolk County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the AME Church Cemetery
      • St. Patricks Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Patricks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The St. Patricks Cemetery is located in Suffolk County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Patricks Cemetery
      • Theodore Roosevelt Grave
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Theodore Roosevelt Grave have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Theodore Roosevelt Grave is located in Nassau County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Theodore Roosevelt Grave
      • Youngs Memorial Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Oak Hill Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Nassau County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Hill Cemetery
      • Wesley UMC Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wesley UMC Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Wesley UMC Cemetery is located in Nassau County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wesley UMC Cemetery
      • Locust Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Locust Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Locust Cemetery is located in Nassau County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Locust Cemetery
      • Quaker Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Quaker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Quaker Cemetery is located in Nassau County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Quaker Cemetery
      • Plainlawn Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Bryant Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bryant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Bryant Cemetery is located in Nassau County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bryant Cemetery
      • Amityville Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Amityville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Amityville Cemetery is located in Suffolk County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Amityville Cemetery
      • Brewster Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brewster Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Brewster Cemetery is located in Suffolk County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brewster Cemetery
      • Brunn - Greene Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brunn - Greene Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Brunn - Greene Cemetery is located in Suffolk County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brunn - Greene Cemetery
      • Trinity Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Trinity Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Trinity Cemetery is located in Suffolk County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Trinity Cemetery
      • Breslau Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Breslau Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Breslau Cemetery is located in Suffolk County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Breslau Cemetery
      • Pilgrim State Psychiatric Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pilgrim State Psychiatric Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Pilgrim State Psychiatric Cemetery is located in Suffolk County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pilgrim State Psychiatric Cemetery

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

    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 Melville Rural Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #2368923  (Melville Rural Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #2368923 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
      • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Huntington
      • County: Suffolk         Elev: 48
      • Location given for GNIS #2368923 (Melville Rural Cemetery)

    The official website for Suffolk County: www.co.suffolk.ny.us/

    The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/

    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 drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Melville Rural Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.7947, Longitude: -73.4203       In this case, the coordinates for the Melville Rural Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
    <6>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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