Our Genealogy Helper
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 East Rockaway (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 East Rockaway. 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.
Name Variations for East Rockaway ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for East Rockaway: E. Rockaway
You might be interested in other communities that are also named East Rockaway. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for East Rockaway.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 and hospitals 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.
East Rockaway is located in Nassau County.
To see how the shape of New York's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Nassau County: Bronx, Queens & Suffolk.
Below are the counties that are near East Rockaway. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to East Rockaway:
- Nassau County (The home county of East Rockaway)
- The following are listed by their distance from East Rockaway, with the one closest to East Rockaway listed first.
- Lynbrook
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Bay Park
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Bay Park is located in Nassau County
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- Malverne Park Oaks
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Malverne Park Oaks is located in Nassau County
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- Oceanside
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Rockville Centre
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Hewlett Bay Park
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Hewlett Harbor
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Hewlett Harbor is located in Nassau County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,267 people
- Hewlett
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Malverne
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Harbor Isle
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Harbor Isle is located in Nassau County
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- Island Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Island Park is located in Nassau County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,814 people
- Barnum Island
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Barnum Island is located in Nassau County
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- Hewlett Neck
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hewlett Neck is located in Nassau County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 469 people
- Bronx County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Rockaway, with the one closest to East Rockaway listed first.
- Locust Point
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Locust Point is located in Bronx County
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- Throggs Neck
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Throggs Neck is located in Bronx County
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- City Island
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- City Island is located in Bronx County
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- Bronx
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bronx is located in Bronx County
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- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,385,108 people
- Bronx has also been known as:
- Bronx
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- Concourse Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Concourse Village is located in Bronx County
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- Eastchester
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Eastchester is located in Bronx County
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- Fordham
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Fordham is located in Bronx County
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- Williams Bridge
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Williams Bridge is located in Bronx County
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- Kings Bridge
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Kings Bridge is located in Bronx County
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- Riverdale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Spuyten Duyvil
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Spuyten Duyvil is located in Bronx County
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- Kings County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Rockaway, with the one closest to East Rockaway listed first.
- Brownsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Brownsville is located in Kings County
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- Canarsie
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Canarsie is located in Kings County
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- Marcus Garvey Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Bushwick
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Bushwick is located in Kings County
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- Flatlands
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Flatlands is located in Kings County
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- Weeksville ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Weeksville is located in Kings County
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- Brooklyn
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Brighton Beach
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Brighton Beach is located in Kings County
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- Flatbush
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Flatbush is located in Kings County
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- Gravesend
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Gravesend is located in Kings County
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- Greenpoint
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Greenpoint is located in Kings County
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- Sheepshead Bay
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Sheepshead Bay is located in Kings County
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- Williamsburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Williamsburg is located in Kings County
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- New York County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Rockaway, with the one closest to East Rockaway listed first.
- East Harlem
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- East Harlem is located in New York County
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- Yorkville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Yorkville is located in New York County
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- East Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- East Village is located in New York County
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- Kips Bay
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Kips Bay is located in New York County
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- Knickerbocker Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Peter Cooper Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Peter Cooper Village is located in New York County
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- Stuyvesant Town
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Stuyvesant Town is located in New York County
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- Delano Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Delano Village is located in New York County
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- Harlem
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Harlem is located in New York County
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- Battery Park City
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Battery Park City is located in New York County
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- Fort Jay
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Fort Jay is located in New York County
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- Governors Island
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Governors Island is located in New York County
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- Greenwich Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Greenwich Village is located in New York County
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- Queens County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Rockaway, with the one closest to East Rockaway listed first.
- Rosedale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Bayswater
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Bayswater is located in Queens County
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- Far Rockaway
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Queens Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rochdale Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Rochdale Village is located in Queens County
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- Hollis
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jamaica
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Little Neck
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Queens
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Holland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Broad Channel
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Broad Channel is located in Queens County
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- Morris Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Morris Park is located in Queens County
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- Bayside
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Richmond County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Rockaway, with the one closest to East Rockaway listed first.
- Fort Wadsworth
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Fort Wadsworth is located in Richmond County
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- Stapleton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Stapleton is located in Richmond County
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- New Brighton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- New Brighton is located in Richmond County
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- Old Town Station
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Old Town Station is located in Richmond County
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- Grant City
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Grant City is located in Richmond County
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- Oakwood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Oakwood is located in Richmond County
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- Port Richmond
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Port Richmond is located in Richmond County
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- Staten Island
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Westerleigh
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Westerleigh is located in Richmond County
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- Graniteville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Graniteville is located in Richmond County
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- Heartland Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Heartland Village is located in Richmond County
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- Arlington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Arlington is located in Richmond County
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- Bloomfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Bloomfield is located in Richmond County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,303 people
- Rockland County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Rockaway, with the one closest to East Rockaway listed first.
- Palisades
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Tappan
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Piermont
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sparkill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Suffolk County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Rockaway, with the one closest to East Rockaway listed first.
- Amityville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- North Amityville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- North Amityville is located in Suffolk County
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- Amity Harbor
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Amity Harbor is located in Suffolk County
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- Copiague
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- East Farmingdale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- East Farmingdale is located in Suffolk County
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- Lindenhurst
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- North Lindenhurst
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- North Lindenhurst is located in Suffolk County
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- Melville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- West Babylon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- West Babylon is located in Suffolk County
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- West Hills
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- West Hills is located in Suffolk County
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- Wheatley Heights
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wyandanch
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Babylon
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Westchester County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Rockaway, with the one closest to East Rockaway listed first.
- Eastchester
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Pelham Manor
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- New Rochelle
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Pelham
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Larchmont
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Mount Vernon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mamaroneck
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Harrison
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Milton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Milton is located in Westchester County
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- Rye
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Rye is located in Westchester County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,634 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rye <1>
- Tuckahoe
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Bronxville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bryn Mawr Park
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Bryn Mawr Park is located in Westchester County
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- Fairfield County (CT)
- The following are listed by their distance from East Rockaway, with the one closest to East Rockaway listed first.
- Belle Haven
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Belle Haven is located in Fairfield County (CT)
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- Greenwich
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Old Greenwich
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Cos Cob
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Glenville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Glenville is located in Fairfield County (CT)
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- Greenwich
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Greenwich is located in Fairfield County (CT)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 62,769 people
- Shippan Point
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Shippan Point is located in Fairfield County (CT)
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- Darien
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Darien is located in Fairfield County (CT)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 21,693 people
- Stamford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Glenbrook
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Glenbrook is located in Fairfield County (CT)
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- Noroton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Noroton is located in Fairfield County (CT)
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- Bergen County (NJ)
- The following are listed by their distance from East Rockaway, with the one closest to East Rockaway listed first.
- Fort Lee
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fort Lee is located in Bergen County (NJ)
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- Linwood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Linwood is located in Bergen County (NJ)
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- Englewood
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Englewood is located in Bergen County (NJ)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,278 people
- Ridgefield Park
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Ridgefield Park is located in Bergen County (NJ)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,837 people
- Hackensack
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hackensack is located in Bergen County (NJ)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 43,981 people
- Teaneck
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Teaneck is located in Bergen County (NJ)
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- West Englewood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- West Englewood is located in Bergen County (NJ)
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- Lyndhurst
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lyndhurst is located in Bergen County (NJ)
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- Borough of Wood-Ridge
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Borough of Wood-Ridge is located in Bergen County (NJ)
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- Estimated population in 2015: 8,249 people
- North Arlington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- North Arlington is located in Bergen County (NJ)
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- Garfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Garfield is located in Bergen County (NJ)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 31,641 people
- Rochelle Park
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rochelle Park is located in Bergen County (NJ)
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- Saint Josephs Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Josephs Village is located in Bergen County (NJ)
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- Essex County (NJ)
- The following are listed by their distance from East Rockaway, with the one closest to East Rockaway listed first.
- Belleville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Belleville is located in Essex County (NJ)
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- Newark
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Newark is located in Essex County (NJ)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 282,520 people
- Nutley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Nutley is located in Essex County (NJ)
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- Brookdale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Brookdale is located in Essex County (NJ)
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- Bloomfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Bloomfield is located in Essex County (NJ)
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- East Orange
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- East Orange is located in Essex County (NJ)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 64,630 people
- Irvington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Irvington is located in Essex County (NJ)
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- Montclair
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Montclair is located in Essex County (NJ)
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- Elm Park Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Elm Park Village is located in Essex County (NJ)
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- Orange
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Orange is located in Essex County (NJ)
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- Hudson County (NJ)
- The following are listed by their distance from East Rockaway, with the one closest to East Rockaway listed first.
- Guttenberg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Guttenberg is located in Hudson County (NJ)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,015 people
- Union City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Union City is located in Hudson County (NJ)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 67,137 people
- Weehawken
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Weehawken is located in Hudson County (NJ)
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- West New York
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- West New York is located in Hudson County (NJ)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 53,132 people
- Hoboken
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Hoboken is located in Hudson County (NJ)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 53,081 people
- Jersey City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Jersey City is located in Hudson County (NJ)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 262,664 people
- North Bergen
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- North Bergen is located in Hudson County (NJ)
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- Bergen
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Bergen is located in Hudson County (NJ)
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- Communipaw
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Communipaw is located in Hudson County (NJ)
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- Secaucus
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Secaucus is located in Hudson County (NJ)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 21,602 people
- Bayonne
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Bayonne is located in Hudson County (NJ)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 65,165 people
- Harrison
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Harrison is located in Hudson County (NJ)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 20,481 people
- Kearny
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Kearny is located in Hudson County (NJ)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 40,507 people
- Monmouth County (NJ)
- The following are listed by their distance from East Rockaway, with the one closest to East Rockaway listed first.
- Navesink Beach
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Navesink Beach is located in Monmouth County (NJ)
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- Waterwitch
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Waterwitch is located in Monmouth County (NJ)
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- Leonardo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Leonardo is located in Monmouth County (NJ)
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- Navesink
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Navesink is located in Monmouth County (NJ)
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- Waterloo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Waterloo is located in Monmouth County (NJ)
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- Belford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Belford is located in Monmouth County (NJ)
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- Galilee
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Galilee is located in Monmouth County (NJ)
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- Port Monmouth
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Port Monmouth is located in Monmouth County (NJ)
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- Chapel Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Chapel Hill is located in Monmouth County (NJ)
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- New Monmouth
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- New Monmouth is located in Monmouth County (NJ)
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- North Middletown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- North Middletown is located in Monmouth County (NJ)
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- Branchport
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Branchport is located in Monmouth County (NJ)
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- Fairview
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Fairview is located in Monmouth County (NJ)
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- Passaic County (NJ)
- The following are listed by their distance from East Rockaway, with the one closest to East Rockaway listed first.
- Delawanna
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Delawanna is located in Passaic County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delawanna
- Passaic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Passaic is located in Passaic County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Passaic
- Population from the 2020 Census: 69,340 people
- Athenia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Athenia is located in Passaic County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athenia
- Clifton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Clifton is located in Passaic County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 85,025 people
- Union County (NJ)
- The following are listed by their distance from East Rockaway, with the one closest to East Rockaway listed first.
- Elizabeth
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Elizabeth is located in Union County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 128,382 people
- Elmora
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Elmora is located in Union County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmora
- Hillside
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Hillside is located in Union County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside
- Tremley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Tremley is located in Union County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tremley
- Linden
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Linden is located in Union County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 42,076 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to East Rockaway, see our County-by-County Page for East Rockaway.
Cemeteries Near East Rockaway ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of East Rockaway.
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 East Rockaway - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for East Rockaway covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from East Rockaway, with the one closest to East Rockaway listed first.
- Rockville Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Trinity Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Maimonides - Elmont Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Beth David Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Elmont Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Greenfield Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Montefiore Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- St. George Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Springfield Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Springfield Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Queens.
- The Springfield Cemetery has also been known as:
- Old Springfield Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1984346 <2>
- Continue List (359 more) ...
- Pauper Burial Ground
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Methodist Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- St. Monica's Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
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.<3>
While we didn't find East Rockaway in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of East Rockaway.
These communities are listed based on their distance from East Rockaway, with the one closest to East Rockaway listed first.
- Cedarhurst
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Far Rockaway
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Arverne
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Arverne is located in Queens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arverne
- Hollis
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jamaica
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Broad Channel
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Broad Channel is located in Queens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broad Channel
- Hammel
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hammel is located in Queens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammel
- Holland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Little Neck
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Queens
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Morris Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Morris Park is located in Queens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris Park
- Seaside
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Seaside is located in Queens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaside
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Douglaston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bayside
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Richmond Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around East Rockaway. See our List of 1890's Communities around East Rockaway.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of East Rockaway ...
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 221 newspapers that have been published in the area around East Rockaway.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of East Rockaway. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of East Rockaway and those printed in the larger area surrounding East Rockaway.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<4> of East Rockaway.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 East Rockaway:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Nassau County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bronx County
- Kings County
- New York County
- Queens County
- Richmond County
- Rockland County
- Suffolk County
- Westchester County
- Fairfield County
- Bergen County
- Essex County
- Hudson County
- Monmouth County
- Passaic County
- Union County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for New York
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> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 East Rockaway, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 drawn from Point A (ie- East Rockaway) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |