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A visit to the William Hawkins & Daniel Downs 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 William Hawkins & Daniel Downs Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the William Hawkins & Daniel Downs Cemetery:

40.7992, -72.8214

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the William Hawkins & Daniel Downs Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The William Hawkins & Daniel Downs Cemetery is located in Suffolk County<2>.

The county seat for Suffolk County is located in Riverhead. Riverhead lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the northeast of the William Hawkins & Daniel Downs Cemetery .

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List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the William Hawkins & Daniel Downs Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from William Hawkins & Daniel Downs Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Floyd Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • The Floyd Cemetery is located in Suffolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd Cemetery
  • Bishop & Robinson Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Old Presbyterian Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Methodist Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • The Methodist Cemetery is located in Suffolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Methodist Cemetery
  • Colonel Josiah Smith & Howell Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Suffolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
  • South Haven Presbyterian Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Samuel Carman & Nathaniel Miller Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Wines Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • The Wines Cemetery is located in Suffolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wines Cemetery
  • Brookfield Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • The Brookfield Cemetery is located in Suffolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield Cemetery
  • Old Presbyterian Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Barteau Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The Barteau Cemetery is located in Suffolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barteau Cemetery
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Nathaniel Hawkins Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • David Hawkins Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • The David Hawkins Cemetery is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for David Hawkins Cemetery
    • Corwin Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • The Corwin Cemetery is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corwin Cemetery
    • St. George Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • The St. George Cemetery is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. George Cemetery
    • Homan & Buckingham Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • St. Andrew's Episcopal Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Yaphank Village Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Old Baptist Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • The Old Baptist Cemetery is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Baptist Cemetery
    • County Home Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • The County Home Cemetery is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Home Cemetery
    • Oaklawn Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • The Oaklawn Cemetery is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaklawn Cemetery
    • Woodland Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • The Woodland Cemetery is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Cemetery
    • Tuthill Burial Ground
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • The Tuthill Burial Ground is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuthill Burial Ground
    • Eastport Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • The Eastport Cemetery is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastport Cemetery
    • Robinson & Gordon Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Methodist Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • The Methodist Cemetery is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Methodist Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the William Hawkins & Daniel Downs Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from William Hawkins & Daniel Downs Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Moriches
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Center Moriches
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Mastic
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Mastic Beach
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Greenwood Village
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Greenwood Village is located in Suffolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Village
  • Shirley
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • East Moriches
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Brookhaven
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • West Hampton Dunes
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • West Hampton Dunes is located in Suffolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hampton Dunes
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
  • Eastport
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Eastport is located in Suffolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastport
  • Upton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Manorville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Yaphank
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • North Bellport
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • North Bellport is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bellport
    • Bellport
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Ridge
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Ridge is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge
    • Westhampton
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Calverton
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Middle Island
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Gordon Heights
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Gordon Heights is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon Heights
    • East Patchogue
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • East Patchogue is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Patchogue
    • Westhampton Beach
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Riverside
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Riverside is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
    • Northampton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Northampton is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northampton
    • Medford
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • North Patchogue
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • North Patchogue is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Patchogue

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 William Hawkins & Daniel Downs Cemetery. The following communities are located in Suffolk County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The William Hawkins & Daniel Downs Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 professional and volunteer 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 William Hawkins & Daniel Downs 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 William Hawkins & Daniel Downs Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #2124881  (William Hawkins and Daniel Downs Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2124881 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: 7 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Moriches
      • Location given for William Hawkins and Daniel Downs Cemetery:
      • Lat: 40.7991667     Lon: -72.8213889
      • 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- William Hawkins & Daniel Downs 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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.