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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 Devon (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 Devon. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

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 south 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.

Devon is located in Suffolk County.

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

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

  • Suffolk County     (The home county of Devon)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Devon, with the one closest to Devon listed first.
    • Alberts Landing
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Alberts Landing is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberts Landing
    • Napeague
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Napeague is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napeague
    • Amagansett
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Springs
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Springs is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springs
    • East Hampton
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jericho
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jericho is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho
    • Northwest Harbor
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Northwest Harbor is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwest Harbor
    • Montauk
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Wainscott
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Sag Harbor
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Bay Point
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Bay Point is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Point
    • Bridgehampton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Middlesex County (CT)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Devon, with the one closest to Devon listed first.
    • Fenwick
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Fenwick is located in Middlesex County (CT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fenwick
    • Plum Bank Beach
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Plum Bank Beach is located in Middlesex County (CT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Bank Beach
    • Old Saybrook
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Old Saybrook is located in Middlesex County (CT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Saybrook
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,028 people
    • Old Saybrook
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Saybrook Manor
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Saybrook Manor is located in Middlesex County (CT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saybrook Manor
    • Westbrook
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Grove Beach
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Grove Beach is located in Middlesex County (CT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Beach
    • Westbrook
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Westbrook is located in Middlesex County (CT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbrook
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,842 people
    • Centerbrook
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Clinton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Essex
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Essex is located in Middlesex County (CT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essex
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,634 people
    • Essex
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • New London County (CT)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Devon, with the one closest to Devon listed first.
    • Eastern Point
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Eastern Point is located in New London County (CT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastern Point
    • Pleasure Beach
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Pleasure Beach is located in New London County (CT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasure Beach
    • Groton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Groton is located in New London County (CT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,872 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Groton <1>
    • New London
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • New London is located in New London County (CT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New London
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,870 people
    • Niantic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Noank
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • South Lyme
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Groton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Groton is located in New London County (CT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 38,258 people
    • Pequot Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Pequot Village is located in New London County (CT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pequot Village
    • Poquonock Bridge
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Poquonock Bridge is located in New London County (CT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poquonock Bridge
    • Waterford
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Waterford is located in New London County (CT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterford
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,865 people
    • Old Lyme
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Old Lyme is located in New London County (CT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Lyme
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,280 people

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

Cemeteries Near Devon ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Devon.

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.

Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Devon - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • East End Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Oak Grove Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Green River Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Lily Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • John B Parsons Family Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Springs Community Presbyterian Church Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Richard King Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Cedar Lawn Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • North End Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • St. Luke's Memorial Garden
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Edwards Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Brown Swamp Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (131 more) ...
    • South End Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Most Holy Trinity RC Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jericho Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)

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.<2>

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

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

  • Amagansett
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Springs
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Springs is located in Suffolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springs
  • East Hampton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Sag Harbor
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Bridgehampton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Sagaponack
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Watermill
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Watermill is located in Suffolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watermill
  • Orient Point
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Orient Point is located in Suffolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orient Point
  • Shelter Island
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Orient
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Shelter Island Heights
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • East Marion
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Greenport
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Southampton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • 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 <1>
    • Southold
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)

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

Newspapers Published in Devon ...

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 96 newspapers that have been published in the area around Devon.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Devon, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Devon.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 information is open to everyone.

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

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>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 Devon, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 from Point A (ie- Devon) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.