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The location of the West Hills Methodist Church 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 West Hills Methodist Church Cemetery ...

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

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the West Hills Methodist Church Cemetery

Lat:   40.8283°   (40° 49' 41")

Lon:   -73.4228°   (-73° 25' 22")

The West Hills Methodist Church 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 of the West Hills Methodist Church Cemetery .

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 West Hills Methodist Church 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 West Hills Methodist Church 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 35 communities are within Less than 2 miles<3> of the West Hills Methodist Church Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities based on their distance from West Hills Methodist Church Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • West Hills
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hills
      • West Hills is located in Suffolk County
    • South Huntington
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • 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
    • Huntington Station
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Melville
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Huntington
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Woodbury
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Cold Spring Harbor
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • 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>
    • Laurel Hollow
      (3 miles [4.8 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
    • Plainview
      (4 miles [6.4 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
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • 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>
    • 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>
    • Elwood
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • 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
    • Continue List   (23 more) ...
      • Greenlawn
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Halesite
        (4 miles [6.4 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
        (4 miles [6.4 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
      • Syosset
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
        • 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>
      • Swedetown Village
        (5 miles [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
        (5 miles [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>
      • Centerport
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Huntington Bay
        (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huntington Bay have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington Bay
        • Huntington Bay is located in Suffolk County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,443 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Huntington Bay <4>
      • Cove Neck
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cove Neck have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Neck
        • Cove Neck is located in Nassau County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
      • Muttontown
        (5 miles [8 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 southwest)
      • Hicksville
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
        • 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>
      • Bethpage
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Farmingdale
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • East Farmingdale
        (6 miles [9.7 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
      • Lloyd Harbor
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lloyd Harbor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyd Harbor
        • Lloyd Harbor is located in Suffolk County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,650 people
      • Wyandanch
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Deer Park
        (6 miles [9.7 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>
      • Commack
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Commack have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Commack
        • Commack is located in Suffolk County
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Commack <4>
      • East Northport
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Northport
        • East Northport is located in Suffolk County
      • Northport
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Northport have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northport
        • Northport is located in Suffolk County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,259 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Northport <4>
      • Oyster Bay
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • East Norwich
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
        • 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

    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 West Hills Methodist Church 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 West Hills Methodist Church Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 30 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the West Hills Methodist Church Cemetery.<5>

    We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from West Hills Methodist Church Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Old Burial Hill Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 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
    • Huntington Rural Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 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
    • Melville Rural Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Melville Rural Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Melville Rural Cemetery is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Melville Rural Cemetery
    • Mt. Golda Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • 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
    • St. Johns Memorial Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 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
    • AME Church Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 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
      (4 miles [6.4 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
    • Lower Melville Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] 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
    • 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
    • Theodore Roosevelt Grave
      (5 miles [8 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
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Oak Hill Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • 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
    • Continue List   (18 more) ...
      • Wesley UMC Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
        • 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
        (5 miles [8 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
      • Pinelawn Memorial Park
        (5 miles [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>
      • Long Island National Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Northport Rural Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Northport Rural Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Northport Rural Cemetery is located in Suffolk County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Northport Rural Cemetery
      • Old Northport Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Northport Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Old Northport Cemetery is located in Suffolk County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Northport Cemetery
      • Smith Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smith Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Smith Cemetery is located in Nassau County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smith Cemetery
      • Council Rock Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Council Rock Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Council Rock Cemetery is located in Nassau County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Council Rock Cemetery
      • Silleck Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Silleck Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
        • The Silleck Cemetery is located in Nassau County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Silleck Cemetery is located outside and to the west of Oyster Bay.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Silleck Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2401027 <6>
      • Zion Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Zion Cemetery is located in Nassau County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zion 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
      • Stymus Family Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • St. Charles RC Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 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>
      • Beth Moses Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Wellwood Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Commack Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Commack Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Commack Cemetery is located in Suffolk County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Commack Cemetery
      • Genola Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Genola Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Genola Cemetery is located in Suffolk County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Genola Cemetery
      • St. Phillip Neri Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Phillip Neri Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The St. Phillip Neri Cemetery is located in Suffolk County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Phillip Neri 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 West Hills Methodist Church Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #2368922  (West Hills Methodist Church Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #2368922 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: 52
      • Location given for GNIS #2368922 (West Hills Methodist Church 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the West Hills Methodist Church Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.8283, Longitude: -73.4228       In this case, the coordinates for the West Hills Methodist Church 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.
    <7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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