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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 Elwood (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 Elwood. 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 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.

Elwood 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 Elwood. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Elwood:

  • Suffolk County     (The home county of Elwood)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Elwood, with the one closest to Elwood listed first.
    • Commack
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • East Northport
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • East Northport is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Northport
    • Greenlawn
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Dix Hills
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • South Huntington
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • South Huntington is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Huntington
    • Fort Salonga
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Northport
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Kings Park
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Centerport
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Huntington Station
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Halesite
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Huntington Bay
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Deer Park
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Bronx County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Elwood, with the one closest to Elwood listed first.
    • City Island
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • City Island is located in Bronx County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for City Island
    • Locust Point
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Locust Point is located in Bronx County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Point
    • Eastchester
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Eastchester is located in Bronx County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastchester
    • Throggs Neck
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Throggs Neck is located in Bronx County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Throggs Neck
    • Bronx
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • 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>
    • Williams Bridge
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Williams Bridge is located in Bronx County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Bridge
    • Fordham
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Fordham is located in Bronx County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fordham
    • Kings Bridge
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Kings Bridge is located in Bronx County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Bridge
    • Concourse Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Concourse Village is located in Bronx County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concourse Village
    • Riverdale
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
    • Spuyten Duyvil
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Spuyten Duyvil is located in Bronx County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spuyten Duyvil
  • Nassau County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Elwood, with the one closest to Elwood listed first.
    • Laurel Hollow
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Laurel Hollow is located in Nassau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Hollow
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,027 people
    • Woodbury
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Old Bethpage
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Plainview
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Oyster Bay Cove
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Oyster Bay Cove is located in Nassau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oyster Bay Cove
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,243 people
    • Syosset
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Farmingdale
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Swedetown Village
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Swedetown Village is located in Nassau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swedetown Village
    • Cove Neck
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Cove Neck is located in Nassau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Neck
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
    • Bethpage
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Centre Island
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Centre Island is located in Nassau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centre Island
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 404 people
    • East Norwich
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • East Norwich is located in Nassau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Norwich
    • Muttontown
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Muttontown is located in Nassau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muttontown
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,673 people
  • New York County
    • Inwood
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Inwood is located in New York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inwood
  • Queens County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Elwood, with the one closest to Elwood listed first.
    • Little Neck
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Douglaston
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Queens Village
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Bayside
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Rosedale
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Beechhurst
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Beechhurst is located in Queens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechhurst
    • Hollis
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Jamaica
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Rochdale Village
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Rochdale Village is located in Queens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochdale Village
    • Queens
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Whitestone
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Flushing
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Bayswater
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Bayswater is located in Queens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayswater
  • Westchester County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Elwood, with the one closest to Elwood listed first.
    • Milton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Milton is located in Westchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
    • Port Chester
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Rye
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • 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>
    • Harrison
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Mamaroneck
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Rye Brook
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Larchmont
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Purchase
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • New Rochelle
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Pelham Manor
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Banksville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Banksville is located in Westchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banksville
    • Scarsdale
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Pelham
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Pelham is located in Westchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelham
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,917 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pelham <1>
  • Fairfield County (CT)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Elwood, with the one closest to Elwood listed first.
    • Rowayton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Darien
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Darien is located in Fairfield County (CT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darien
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,693 people
    • Shippan Point
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Shippan Point is located in Fairfield County (CT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shippan Point
    • Norwalk
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Norwalk is located in Fairfield County (CT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwalk
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 88,655 people
    • South Norwalk
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • South Norwalk is located in Fairfield County (CT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Norwalk
    • Darien
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Noroton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Noroton is located in Fairfield County (CT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noroton
    • Old Greenwich
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Compo
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Compo is located in Fairfield County (CT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Compo
    • East Norwalk
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • East Norwalk is located in Fairfield County (CT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Norwalk
    • Glenbrook
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Glenbrook is located in Fairfield County (CT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenbrook
    • Noroton Heights
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Noroton Heights is located in Fairfield County (CT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noroton Heights
    • Stamford
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Stamford is located in Fairfield County (CT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stamford
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 131,397 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stamford <1>
  • New Haven County (CT)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Elwood, with the one closest to Elwood listed first.
    • Milford
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Milford is located in New Haven County (CT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 54,781 people
    • Milford
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Milford is located in New Haven County (CT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 53,259 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milford <1>

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

Cemeteries Near Elwood ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Elwood.

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 Elwood - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Northport Rural Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Carll Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Commack Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Genola Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • St. Phillip Neri Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Mt. Golda Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Pilgrim State Psychiatric Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Old Northport Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Holy Cross Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Middleville Road Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Ft. Salonga Road Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • West Hills Methodist Church Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (396 more) ...
    • AME Church Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Old Burial Hill Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Huntington Rural Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)

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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Elwood had a population of 39 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

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

Newspapers Published in Elwood ...

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 45 newspapers that have been published in the area around Elwood.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Elwood, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Elwood.

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 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 Elwood:

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 Elwood, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Elwood) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.