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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 Gilgo - Oak Beach - Captree (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 Gilgo - Oak Beach - Captree. 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 Gilgo - Oak Beach - Captree ...

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 have occurred.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Gilgo - Oak Beach - Captree: Gilgo Oak Bch. Captree

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 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.

Gilgo - Oak Beach - Captree is located in Suffolk County.

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

Below are the counties that are near Gilgo - Oak Beach - Captree. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Gilgo - Oak Beach - Captree:

  • Suffolk County     (The home county of Gilgo - Oak Beach - Captree)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gilgo - Oak Beach - Captree, with the one closest to Gilgo - Oak Beach - Captree listed first.
    • Saltaire
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saltaire have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saltaire
      • Saltaire is located in Suffolk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 41 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saltaire <2>
    • West Bay Shore
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Bay Shore have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bay Shore
      • West Bay Shore is located in Suffolk County
    • West Islip
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Islip
      • West Islip is located in Suffolk County
    • Babylon
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Bay Shore
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Brightwaters
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brightwaters have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brightwaters
      • Brightwaters is located in Suffolk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,050 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brightwaters <2>
    • Lindenhurst
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • North Babylon
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Babylon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Babylon
      • North Babylon is located in Suffolk County
    • Fire Island
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fire Island have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fire Island
      • Fire Island is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fire Island <2>
    • North Bay Shore
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Bay Shore have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bay Shore
      • North Bay Shore is located in Suffolk County
    • Copiague
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Amity Harbor
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity Harbor
      • Amity Harbor is located in Suffolk County
  • Bronx County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gilgo - Oak Beach - Captree, with the one closest to Gilgo - Oak Beach - Captree listed first.
    • Locust Point
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Point
      • Locust Point is located in Bronx County
    • Throgs Neck
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Throgs Neck
      • Throgs Neck is located in Bronx County
  • Nassau County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gilgo - Oak Beach - Captree, with the one closest to Gilgo - Oak Beach - Captree listed first.
    • East Massapequa
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Massapequa have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Massapequa
      • East Massapequa is located in Nassau County
    • Biltmore Shores
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biltmore Shores
      • Biltmore Shores is located in Nassau County
    • Harbor Green
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Green
      • Harbor Green is located in Nassau County
    • Massapequa Park
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Massapequa Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massapequa Park
      • Massapequa Park is located in Nassau County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,034 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Massapequa Park <2>
    • Farmingdale
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • North Massapequa
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Massapequa have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Massapequa
      • North Massapequa is located in Nassau County
    • South Farmingdale
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Farmingdale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Farmingdale
      • South Farmingdale is located in Nassau County
    • Massapequa
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Seaford
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seaford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaford
      • Seaford is located in Nassau County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seaford <2>
    • Bethpage
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Old Bethpage
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Bethpage have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Bethpage
      • Old Bethpage is located in Nassau County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Old Bethpage <2>
    • North Wantagh
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Wantagh have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Wantagh
      • North Wantagh is located in Nassau County
  • Queens County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gilgo - Oak Beach - Captree, with the one closest to Gilgo - Oak Beach - Captree listed first.
    • Far Rockaway
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Queens Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Bayswater
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayswater
      • Bayswater is located in Queens County
    • Douglaston
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Douglaston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglaston
      • Douglaston is located in Queens County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Douglaston <2>
    • Little Neck
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Bayside
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Hollis
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hollis have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollis
      • Hollis is located in Queens County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hollis <2>
    • Rochdale Village
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rochdale Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochdale Village
      • Rochdale Village is located in Queens County
    • Jamaica
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Queens
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Broad Channel
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Broad Channel have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broad Channel
      • Broad Channel is located in Queens County
    • Beechhurst
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechhurst
      • Beechhurst is located in Queens County
  • Westchester County
    • Milton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
      • Milton is located in Westchester County
  • Fairfield County (CT)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gilgo - Oak Beach - Captree, with the one closest to Gilgo - Oak Beach - Captree listed first.
    • Shippan Point
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shippan Point
      • Shippan Point is located in Fairfield County (CT)
    • Darien
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Darien have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darien
      • Darien is located in Fairfield County (CT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,693 people
    • Rowayton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rowayton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowayton
      • Rowayton is located in Fairfield County (CT)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rowayton <2>
    • Old Greenwich
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)

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

Newspapers Published in Gilgo - Oak Beach - Captree ...

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 252 newspapers that have been published in the area around Gilgo - Oak Beach - Captree.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Gilgo - Oak Beach - Captree, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Gilgo - Oak Beach - Captree.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Gilgo - Oak Beach - Captree:

Cemeteries Near Gilgo - Oak Beach - Captree ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Gilgo - Oak Beach - Captree.

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

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

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Gilgo - Oak Beach - Captree covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Gilgo - Oak Beach - Captree, with the one closest to Gilgo - Oak Beach - Captree listed first.

  • Babylon Rural Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Babylon Rural Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Babylon.
    • The Babylon Rural Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Babylon Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Babylon Rural Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1032904 <4>
  • St. Josephs Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Josephs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Josephs Cemetery
  • Catholic Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Catholic Cemetery
  • Oakwood Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oakwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oakwood Cemetery
  • St. Patricks Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Patricks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Patricks Cemetery
  • Breslau Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Breslau Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Breslau Cemetery
  • Trinity Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Trinity Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Trinity Cemetery
  • Brewster Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brewster Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brewster Cemetery
  • Brunn - Greene Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brunn - Greene Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brunn - Greene Cemetery
  • Payne Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Payne Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Payne Cemetery
  • Brewster Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brewster Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brewster Cemetery
  • Old Town Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Town Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Town Cemetery
  • Continue List   (182 more) ...
    • Calvary Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Beth Moses Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • St. John's Catholic Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. John's Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. John's Catholic Cemetery

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<5>

While we didn't find Gilgo - Oak Beach - Captree in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Gilgo - Oak Beach - Captree.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Gilgo - Oak Beach - Captree, with the one closest to Gilgo - Oak Beach - Captree listed first.

  • Babylon
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Bay Shore
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Lindenhurst
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Fire Island
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fire Island have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fire Island
    • Fire Island is located in Suffolk County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fire Island <2>
  • Islip
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Amityville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Deer Park
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deer Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Park
    • Deer Park is located in Suffolk County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deer Park <2>
  • Wyandanch
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Great River
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Great River have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great River
    • Great River is located in Suffolk County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Great River <2>
  • Brentwood
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • West Sayville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Sayville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Sayville
    • West Sayville is located in Suffolk County
  • Central Islip
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...

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

The official website for Suffolk County: www.co.suffolk.ny.us/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Gilgo - Oak Beach - Captree) to Point B.
<4>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.
<5>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 Gilgo - Oak Beach - Captree, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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