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A visit to the Shinnecock Indian 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 Shinnecock Indian Cemetery ...

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

40.8715, -72.4390

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

The Shinnecock Indian Cemetery is located in Suffolk County<2>.

The county seat for Suffolk County is located in Riverhead. Riverhead lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Shinnecock Indian Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Shinnecock Indian Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Shinnecock Indian Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Old Southampton Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • North End Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • The North End Cemetery is located in Suffolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North End Cemetery
  • Sacred Hearts of Jesus & Mary RC Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Southampton Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • The Southampton Cemetery is located in Suffolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southampton Cemetery
  • North Sea Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • The North Sea Cemetery is located in Suffolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Sea Cemetery
  • Good Grond Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The Good Grond Cemetery is located in Suffolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Grond Cemetery
    • The Good Grond Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Hampton Bays Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #64757 <5>
  • Flying Point Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • The Flying Point Cemetery is located in Suffolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flying Point Cemetery
  • Water Mill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Water Mill Cemetery is located in Suffolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water Mill Cemetery
  • Hay Ground Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • The Hay Ground Cemetery is located in Suffolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hay Ground Cemetery
  • East Quogue Methodist Church Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Mecox Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • The Mecox Cemetery is located in Suffolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mecox Cemetery
  • Sagg Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • The Sagg Cemetery is located in Suffolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sagg Cemetery
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Bridgehampton Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • The Bridgehampton Cemetery is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgehampton Cemetery
    • Edgewood Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • The Edgewood Cemetery is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood Cemetery
    • Mattituck Presbyterian Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Bethany Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • The Bethany Cemetery is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany Cemetery
    • Laurel Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • The Laurel Cemetery is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Cemetery
    • Jamesport Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • The Jamesport Cemetery is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamesport Cemetery
    • Poxabogue Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • The Poxabogue Cemetery is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poxabogue Cemetery
    • Old Burying Ground
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • The Old Burying Ground is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Burying Ground
    • Cutchogue Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Sacred Heart Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • The Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacred Heart Cemetery
    • Aquebogue Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • The Aquebogue Cemetery is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquebogue Cemetery
    • Wainscott Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • The Wainscott Cemetery is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wainscott Cemetery
    • St. Andrews Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • The St. Andrews Cemetery is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Andrews Cemetery
    • Noyac Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • The Noyac Cemetery is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noyac Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Shinnecock Indian Cemetery.

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

  • Art Village
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Art Village is located in Suffolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Art Village
  • Shinnecock Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Shinnecock Hills is located in Suffolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shinnecock Hills
  • Southampton
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Southampton is located in Suffolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southampton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,313 people
    • Southampton has also been known as:
    • Southampton village
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Southampton <6>
  • Tuckahoe
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Tuckahoe is located in Suffolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckahoe
  • North Sea
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • North Sea is located in Suffolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Sea
  • Squiretown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Squiretown is located in Suffolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squiretown
  • Hampton Bays
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Watermill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Watermill is located in Suffolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watermill
  • West Mecox Village
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • West Mecox Village is located in Suffolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Mecox Village
  • East Quogue
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • New Suffolk
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Bridgehampton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Quogue
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Cutchogue
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Sagaponack
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Mattituck
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Noyack
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Laurel
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jamesport
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Flanders
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Quioque
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Quioque is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quioque
    • Westhampton Beach
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Wainscott
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Sag Harbor
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Bay Point
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Bay Point is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Point
    • Northville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Northville is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northville
    • Aquebogue
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Pine Valley
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Pine Valley is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Valley

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 Shinnecock Indian Cemetery. The following communities are located in Suffolk County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Shinnecock Indian 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 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 Shinnecock Indian 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 Shinnecock Indian Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #965128  (Shinnecock Indian Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #965128 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: 1 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Shinnecock Inlet
      • Location given for Shinnecock Indian Cemetery:
      • Lat: 40.8714893     Lon: -72.4389756
      • 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Shinnecock Indian 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.