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 Williston (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 Williston. 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 Williston ...
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 Williston: E. Williston
You might be interested in other communities that are also named East Williston. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for East Williston.
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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
East Williston 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 Williston. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to East Williston:
- Nassau County (The home county of East Williston)
- The following are listed by their distance from East Williston, with the one closest to East Williston listed first.
- Albertson
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Mineola
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Williston Park
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Searingtown
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Searingtown is located in Nassau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Searingtown
- Carle Place
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Herricks
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Herricks is located in Nassau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herricks
- East Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- East Hills is located in Nassau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,233 people
- North Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- North Hills is located in Nassau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,934 people
- Garden City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- East Garden City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- East Garden City is located in Nassau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Garden City
- Garden City Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Manhasset Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Manhasset Hills is located in Nassau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manhasset Hills
- Bronx County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Williston, with the one closest to East Williston listed first.
- City Island
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- City Island is located in Bronx County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for City Island
- Locust Point
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Locust Point is located in Bronx County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Point
- Throggs Neck
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Throggs Neck is located in Bronx County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Throggs Neck
- Bronx
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bronx is located in Bronx County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bronx
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,385,108 people
- Bronx has also been known as:
- Bronx
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bronx <1>
- Eastchester
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Eastchester is located in Bronx County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastchester
- Williams Bridge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Williams Bridge is located in Bronx County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Bridge
- Fordham
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Fordham is located in Bronx County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fordham
- Concourse Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Concourse Village is located in Bronx County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concourse Village
- Kings Bridge
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kings Bridge is located in Bronx County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Bridge
- Spuyten Duyvil
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Spuyten Duyvil is located in Bronx County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spuyten Duyvil
- Riverdale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Kings County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Williston, with the one closest to East Williston listed first.
- Bushwick
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Bushwick is located in Kings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushwick
- Brownsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Brownsville is located in Kings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Canarsie
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Canarsie is located in Kings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canarsie
- Marcus Garvey Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Greenpoint
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Greenpoint is located in Kings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenpoint
- Weeksville ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Weeksville is located in Kings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weeksville
- Brooklyn
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Williamsburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Williamsburg is located in Kings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
- Flatbush
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Flatbush is located in Kings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatbush
- Flatlands
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Flatlands is located in Kings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatlands
- Brooklyn Heights
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Brooklyn Heights is located in Kings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn Heights
- New York
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- New York is located in Kings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New York
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,253,213 people
- New York County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Williston, with the one closest to East Williston listed first.
- Inwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Inwood is located in New York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inwood
- Delano Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Delano Village is located in New York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delano Village
- East Harlem
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- East Harlem is located in New York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Harlem
- Harlem
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Harlem is located in New York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlem
- Washington Heights
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Washington Heights is located in New York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Heights
- Yorkville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Yorkville is located in New York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkville
- Manhattan
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Manhattan is located in New York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manhattan
- Morningside Heights
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Morningside Heights is located in New York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morningside Heights
- Park West Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Park West Village is located in New York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park West Village
- Seneca Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Seneca Village is located in New York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca Village
- East Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- East Village is located in New York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Village
- Hell's Kitchen
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Hell's Kitchen is located in New York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hell's Kitchen
- Queens County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Williston, with the one closest to East Williston listed first.
- Douglaston
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Little Neck
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Queens Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hollis
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bayside
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Rosedale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Queens
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Jamaica
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rochdale Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rochdale Village is located in Queens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochdale Village
- Beechhurst
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Beechhurst is located in Queens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechhurst
- Whitestone
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Flushing
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Richmond County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Williston, with the one closest to East Williston listed first.
- Fort Wadsworth
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Fort Wadsworth is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Wadsworth
- New Brighton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- New Brighton is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Brighton
- Stapleton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Stapleton is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stapleton
- Old Town Station
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Old Town Station is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town Station
- Grant City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Grant City is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant City
- Port Richmond
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Port Richmond is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Richmond
- Westerleigh
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Westerleigh is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westerleigh
- Oakwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Oakwood is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Staten Island
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Heartland Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Heartland Village is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heartland Village
- Arlington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Arlington is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
- Graniteville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Graniteville is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graniteville
- Rockland County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Williston, with the one closest to East Williston listed first.
- Palisades
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Piermont
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Sparkill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Tappan
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Grand View-on-Hudson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Grand View-on-Hudson is located in Rockland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand View-on-Hudson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 296 people
- Orangeburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Blauvelt
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- South Nyack
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- South Nyack is located in Rockland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Nyack
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,305 people
- Nyack
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Central Nyack
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Central Nyack is located in Rockland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Nyack
- Pearl River
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Upper Nyack
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Upper Nyack is located in Rockland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Nyack
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,177 people
- Suffolk County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Williston, with the one closest to East Williston listed first.
- East Farmingdale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- East Farmingdale is located in Suffolk County
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- Melville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- North Amityville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- North Amityville is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Amityville
- West Hills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- West Hills is located in Suffolk County
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- Cold Spring Harbor
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Amityville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- North Lindenhurst
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- North Lindenhurst is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Lindenhurst
- South Huntington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- South Huntington is located in Suffolk County
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- Huntington Station
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Huntington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lloyd Harbor
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lloyd Harbor is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyd Harbor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,650 people
- Copiague
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Westchester County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Williston, with the one closest to East Williston listed first.
- Pelham Manor
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Eastchester
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Larchmont
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Mamaroneck
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- New Rochelle
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Pelham
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Milton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Milton is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
- Mount Vernon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Harrison
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Rye
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Rye is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rye
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,634 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rye <1>
- Port Chester
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Bronxville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fairfield County (CT)
- The following are listed by their distance from East Williston, with the one closest to East Williston listed first.
- Belle Haven
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Belle Haven is located in Fairfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Haven
- Greenwich
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Old Greenwich
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Cos Cob
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Glenville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Glenville is located in Fairfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville
- Greenwich
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Greenwich is located in Fairfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwich
- Population from the 2020 Census: 62,769 people
- Shippan Point
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Shippan Point is located in Fairfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shippan Point
- Stamford
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Darien
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Darien is located in Fairfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darien
- Population from the 2020 Census: 21,693 people
- Glenbrook
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Glenbrook is located in Fairfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenbrook
- Noroton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Noroton is located in Fairfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noroton
- Darien
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Bergen County (NJ)
- The following are listed by their distance from East Williston, with the one closest to East Williston listed first.
- Fort Lee
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Fort Lee is located in Bergen County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Lee
- Linwood
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Linwood is located in Bergen County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
- Englewood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Englewood is located in Bergen County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Englewood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,278 people
- Teaneck
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Teaneck is located in Bergen County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teaneck
- West Englewood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- West Englewood is located in Bergen County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Englewood
- Ridgefield Park
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Ridgefield Park is located in Bergen County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgefield Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,837 people
- Saint Josephs Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Josephs Village is located in Bergen County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Josephs Village
- Hackensack
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Hackensack is located in Bergen County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackensack
- Population from the 2020 Census: 43,981 people
- West Norwood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- West Norwood is located in Bergen County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Norwood
- Borough of Wood-Ridge
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Borough of Wood-Ridge is located in Bergen County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borough of Wood-Ridge
- Estimated population in 2015: 8,249 people
- River Vale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- River Vale is located in Bergen County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Vale
- Lyndhurst
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Lyndhurst is located in Bergen County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyndhurst
- Essex County (NJ)
- The following are listed by their distance from East Williston, with the one closest to East Williston listed first.
- Belleville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Belleville is located in Essex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleville
- Nutley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Nutley is located in Essex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutley
- Brookdale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Brookdale is located in Essex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookdale
- Newark
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Newark is located in Essex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
- Population from the 2020 Census: 282,520 people
- Bloomfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Bloomfield is located in Essex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
- East Orange
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- East Orange is located in Essex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Orange
- Population from the 2020 Census: 64,630 people
- Elm Park Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Elm Park Village is located in Essex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Park Village
- Montclair Heights
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Montclair Heights is located in Essex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montclair Heights
- Montclair
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Montclair is located in Essex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montclair
- Upper Montclair
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Upper Montclair is located in Essex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Montclair
- Hudson County (NJ)
- The following are listed by their distance from East Williston, with the one closest to East Williston listed first.
- Guttenberg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Guttenberg is located in Hudson County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guttenberg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,015 people
- North Bergen
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- North Bergen is located in Hudson County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bergen
- West New York
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- West New York is located in Hudson County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West New York
- Population from the 2020 Census: 53,132 people
- Hoboken
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Hoboken is located in Hudson County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoboken
- Population from the 2020 Census: 53,081 people
- Union City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Union City is located in Hudson County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 67,137 people
- Weehawken
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Weehawken is located in Hudson County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weehawken
- Jersey City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Jersey City is located in Hudson County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jersey City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 262,664 people
- Bergen
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Bergen is located in Hudson County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bergen
- Communipaw
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Communipaw is located in Hudson County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Communipaw
- Secaucus
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Secaucus is located in Hudson County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Secaucus
- Population from the 2020 Census: 21,602 people
- Bayonne
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Bayonne is located in Hudson County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayonne
- Population from the 2020 Census: 65,165 people
- Kearny
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Kearny is located in Hudson County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kearny
- Population from the 2020 Census: 40,507 people
- Passaic County (NJ)
- The following are listed by their distance from East Williston, with the one closest to East Williston listed first.
- Delawanna
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Delawanna is located in Passaic County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delawanna
- Passaic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Passaic is located in Passaic County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Passaic
- Population from the 2020 Census: 69,340 people
- Athenia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Athenia is located in Passaic County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athenia
- Clifton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Clifton is located in Passaic County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 85,025 people
- Paterson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Paterson is located in Passaic County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paterson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 144,801 people
- Little Falls
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Little Falls is located in Passaic County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Falls
- The Village at Little Falls
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Borough of Woodland Park
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Borough of Woodland Park is located in Passaic County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borough of Woodland Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,655 people
- Union County (NJ)
- Elizabeth
(30 miles [48.3 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
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to East Williston, see our County-by-County Page for East Williston.
Cemeteries Near East Williston ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of East Williston.
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 Williston - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for East Williston covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from East Williston, with the one closest to East Williston listed first.
- Clark Memorial Garden
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Searington Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Cemetery of the Holy Rood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Friends Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- St. George Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Roslyn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Episcopal Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Elmont Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Maimonides - Elmont Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Beth David Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Greenfield Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Plainlawn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (440 more) ...
- Monfort Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Quaker Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Nassau Knolls Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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 Williston in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of East Williston.
These communities are listed based on their distance from East Williston, with the one closest to East Williston listed first.
- Great Neck
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Douglaston
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Little Neck
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Hollis
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bayside
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Queens
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Jamaica
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Whitestone
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Morris Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Morris Park is located in Queens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris Park
- Cedarhurst
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Flushing
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Richmond Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Melville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Cold Spring Harbor
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- College Point
(11 miles [17.7 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 East Williston. See our List of 1890's Communities around East Williston.
Newspapers Published in East Williston ...
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 93 newspapers that have been published in the area around East Williston.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of East Williston, there are papers which were published within 9 miles [14.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for East Williston.
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 either 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 Williston:
- 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
- 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 Williston, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- East Williston) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |