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A visit to the Saint Lawrence 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 St. Lawrence Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the St. Lawrence Cemetery:

40.7545, -73.0932

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

The St. Lawrence Cemetery is located in Suffolk County<2>.

The county seat for Suffolk County is located in Riverhead. Riverhead lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<3> to the east northeast of the St. Lawrence Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the St. Lawrence 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 St. Lawrence Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Bohemia Union Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • 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
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • St. Ann's Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • The St. Ann's Cemetery is located in Suffolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Ann's Cemetery
  • Union Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • The Union Cemetery is located in Suffolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
  • Blue Point Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • The Blue Point Cemetery is located in Suffolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Point Cemetery
  • Rice Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • The Rice Cemetery is located in Suffolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Cemetery
  • Lakeview Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • The Lakeview Cemetery is located in Suffolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Cemetery
  • St. de Sales Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • The St. de Sales Cemetery is located in Suffolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. de Sales Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. de Sales Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Patchogue.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #65961 <5>
  • Old Central Islip Psychiatric Center Patient Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Cedar Grove Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • The Cedar Grove Cemetery is located in Suffolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Cedar Grove Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Patchogue.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #64155 <5>
  • Patchogue Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • The Patchogue Cemetery is located in Suffolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patchogue Cemetery
  • Waverly Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • The Waverly Cemetery is located in Suffolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly Cemetery
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Lake Ronkonkoma Cemetery II
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • UMC Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • The UMC Cemetery is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for UMC Cemetery
      • The UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Lake Ronkonkoma Cemetery
      • Methodist Church Cemetery
      • Methodist Episcopal Church Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #65037 <5>
    • Cenacle Convent Graveyard
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Newton Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • The Newton Cemetery is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Cemetery
    • St. Johns Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
    • First Methodist Church Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • New Village Congregation Church Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • St. Patricks Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Hauppauge Methodist Episcopal Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Calvary Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • 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>
    • St. Patricks Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • The St. Patricks Cemetery is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Patricks Cemetery
    • Oakwood Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • The Oakwood Cemetery is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Cemetery
    • Holy Sepulchre Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)

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 St. Lawrence Cemetery.

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

  • West Sayville
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • West Sayville is located in Suffolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Sayville
  • Sayville
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Bohemia
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Oakdale
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Bayport
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Blue Point
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Patchogue
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Great River
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Ronkonkoma
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • North Patchogue
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • North Patchogue is located in Suffolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Patchogue
  • Holtsville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Holbrook
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • North Great River
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • North Great River is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Great River
    • East Islip
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • East Islip is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Islip
    • Lake Ronkonkoma
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • East Patchogue
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • East Patchogue is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Patchogue
    • Islandia
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Islip Terrace
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Islip
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Water Island
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Water Island is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water Island
    • Medford
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Farmingville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Central Islip
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Fire Island
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Nesconset
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • North Bellport
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • North Bellport is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bellport
    • Centereach
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Hauppauge
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Lake Grove
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)

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 St. Lawrence Cemetery. The following communities are located in Suffolk County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The St. Lawrence 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 St. Lawrence 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 St. Lawrence Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #963804  (Saint Lawrence Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #963804 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: 12 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Patchogue
      • Location given for Saint Lawrence Cemetery:
      • Lat: 40.7545426     Lon: -73.0931669
      • 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- St. Lawrence 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.