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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Deerfield (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Deerfield. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Deerfield is located in Suffolk County.

To see how the shape of New York's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

Below are the counties that are near Deerfield. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Deerfield:

  • Suffolk County     (The home county of Deerfield)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Deerfield, with the one closest to Deerfield listed first.
    • Watermill
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Watermill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watermill
      • Watermill is located in Suffolk County
    • West Mecox Village
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Mecox Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Mecox Village
      • West Mecox Village is located in Suffolk County
    • North Sea
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Sea have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Sea
      • North Sea is located in Suffolk County
    • Bridgehampton
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Southampton
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southampton
      • Southampton is located in Suffolk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,313 people
      • Southampton has also been known as:
      • Southampton village
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Southampton <2>
    • Tuckahoe
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tuckahoe have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckahoe
      • Tuckahoe is located in Suffolk County
    • Sagaponack
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Noyack
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Art Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Art Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Art Village
      • Art Village is located in Suffolk County
    • Bay Point
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Point
      • Bay Point is located in Suffolk County
    • Sag Harbor
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • New Suffolk
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Suffolk have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Suffolk
      • New Suffolk is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Suffolk <2>
  • Middlesex County (CT)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Deerfield, with the one closest to Deerfield listed first.
    • Plum Bank Beach
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Bank Beach
      • Plum Bank Beach is located in Middlesex County (CT)
    • Fenwick
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fenwick
      • Fenwick is located in Middlesex County (CT)
    • Old Saybrook
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Saybrook have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Saybrook
      • Old Saybrook is located in Middlesex County (CT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,028 people
    • Old Saybrook
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Saybrook have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Saybrook
      • Old Saybrook is located in Middlesex County (CT)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Old Saybrook <2>
    • Saybrook Manor
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saybrook Manor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saybrook Manor
      • Saybrook Manor is located in Middlesex County (CT)
    • Westbrook
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Clinton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clinton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
      • Clinton is located in Middlesex County (CT)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clinton <2>
    • Westbrook
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbrook
      • Westbrook is located in Middlesex County (CT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,842 people
    • Clinton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clinton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
      • Clinton is located in Middlesex County (CT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,881 people
    • Centerbrook
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Essex
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Essex have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essex
      • Essex is located in Middlesex County (CT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,634 people
    • Essex
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
  • New Haven County (CT)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Deerfield, with the one closest to Deerfield listed first.
    • Madison
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Madison have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
      • Madison is located in New Haven County (CT)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Madison <2>
    • Guilford
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Madison
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Madison have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
      • Madison is located in New Haven County (CT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,924 people
    • Stony Creek
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stony Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Creek
      • Stony Creek is located in New Haven County (CT)
  • New London County (CT)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Deerfield, with the one closest to Deerfield listed first.
    • Old Lyme
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Lyme have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Lyme
      • Old Lyme is located in New London County (CT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,280 people
    • Old Lyme
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Lyme have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Lyme
      • Old Lyme is located in New London County (CT)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Old Lyme <2>
    • South Lyme
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Lyme have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Lyme
      • South Lyme is located in New London County (CT)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Lyme <2>
    • Niantic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Pleasure Beach
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasure Beach
      • Pleasure Beach is located in New London County (CT)
    • East Lyme
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Lyme have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lyme
      • East Lyme is located in New London County (CT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,525 people
    • East Lyme
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Sterling City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sterling City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling City
      • Sterling City is located in New London County (CT)
    • Waterford
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waterford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterford
      • Waterford is located in New London County (CT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,865 people
    • Eastern Point
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Eastern Point. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastern Point
      • Eastern Point is located in New London County (CT)
    • Groton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Groton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groton
      • Groton is located in New London County (CT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,872 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Groton <2>
    • New London
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New London have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New London
      • New London is located in New London County (CT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,870 people

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Deerfield, see our County-by-County Page for Deerfield.

Newspapers Published in Deerfield ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 114 newspapers that have been published in the area around Deerfield.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Deerfield, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Deerfield.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy 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 information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Deerfield:

Cemeteries Near Deerfield ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Deerfield.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Deerfield covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Deerfield, with the one closest to Deerfield listed first.

  • Water Mill Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Water Mill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Water Mill Cemetery
  • Hay Ground Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hay Ground Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hay Ground Cemetery
  • North Sea Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the North Sea Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Sea Cemetery
  • Flying Point Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Flying Point Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Flying Point Cemetery
  • Sacred Hearts of Jesus & Mary RC Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Southampton Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • North End Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the North End Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North End Cemetery
  • Old Southampton Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Southampton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Southampton Cemetery
  • Mecox Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mecox Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mecox Cemetery
  • Bridgehampton Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bridgehampton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bridgehampton Cemetery
  • Edgewood Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Edgewood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Edgewood Cemetery
  • Sagg Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sagg Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sagg Cemetery
  • Continue List   (130 more) ...
    • Poxabogue Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Poxabogue Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Poxabogue Cemetery
    • St. Andrews Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Andrews Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Andrews Cemetery
    • Noyac Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Noyac Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Noyac Cemetery

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<6>

While we didn't find Deerfield in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Deerfield.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Deerfield, with the one closest to Deerfield listed first.

  • Watermill
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Watermill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watermill
    • Watermill is located in Suffolk County
  • Southampton
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southampton
    • Southampton is located in Suffolk County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,313 people
    • Southampton has also been known as:
    • Southampton village
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Southampton <2>
  • Bridgehampton
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Sagaponack
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Sag Harbor
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Shinnecock Hills
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shinnecock Hills
    • Shinnecock Hills is located in Suffolk County
  • New Suffolk
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Suffolk have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Suffolk
    • New Suffolk is located in Suffolk County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Suffolk <2>
  • Cutchogue
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cutchogue have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutchogue
    • Cutchogue is located in Suffolk County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cutchogue <2>
  • Southold
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Southold have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southold
    • Southold is located in Suffolk County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Southold <2>
  • East Hampton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Peconic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peconic have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peconic
    • Peconic is located in Suffolk County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peconic <2>
  • Shelter Island
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shelter Island have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelter Island
    • Shelter Island is located in Suffolk County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shelter Island <2>
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Mattituck
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Shelter Island Heights
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shelter Island Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelter Island Heights
      • Shelter Island Heights is located in Suffolk County
    • Amagansett
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Amagansett have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amagansett
      • Amagansett is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Amagansett <2>

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Deerfield. See our List of 1890's Communities around Deerfield.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Deerfield. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<4>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- Deerfield) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Deerfield. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.9359, Longitude: -72.3645       In this case, the coordinates for Deerfield have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Deerfield, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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