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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 Greenpoint (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 Greenpoint. 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.

Newspapers Published in Greenpoint ...

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 97 newspapers that have been published in the area around Greenpoint.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Greenpoint, there are papers which were published within 8 miles [12.9 km]<1>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Greenpoint.

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 Greenpoint:

Cemeteries Near Greenpoint ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Greenpoint.

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 Greenpoint covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Calvary Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Calvary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calvary Cemetery
  • Linden Hill Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Linden Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Linden Hill Cemetery
  • Ahawith Chesed Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ahawith Chesed Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ahawith Chesed Cemetery
  • Fourth Calvary Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Mt. Zion Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Second Calvary Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • New Calvary Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Prison Ship Martyrs' Monument
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Lutheran All Faiths Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Mt. Olivet Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Third Cemetery of the Spanish-Portuguese Synagogue
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • New York City Marble Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New York City Marble Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New York City Marble Cemetery
  • Continue List   (487 more) ...
    • St. Paul's Churchyard Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Paul's Churchyard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Paul's Churchyard Cemetery
    • First Shearith Israel Graveyard
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the First Shearith Israel Graveyard have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the First Shearith Israel Graveyard
    • Trinity Churchyard Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Trinity Churchyard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Trinity Churchyard 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.<4>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Greenpoint had a post office and railroad service.

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

  • Blissville
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blissville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blissville
    • Blissville is located in Queens County
  • Williamsburg
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williamsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
    • Williamsburg is located in Kings County
  • Long Island City
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Maspeth
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • New York
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New York
    • New York is located in Kings County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,253,213 people
  • Bushwick
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushwick
    • Bushwick is located in Kings County
  • Ridgewood
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Fresh Pond
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fresh Pond
    • Fresh Pond is located in Queens County
  • Woodside
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Brooklyn
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Manhattan
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manhattan
    • Manhattan is located in New York County
  • Glendale
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
    • Glendale is located in Queens County
  • Continue List   (22 more) ...
    • Middle Village
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • City Line
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for City Line have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for City Line
      • City Line is located in Kings County
    • Corona
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Greenpoint. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Greenpoint) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Greenpoint. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.7258, Longitude: -73.9426    
<2>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.
<3>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.
<4>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 Greenpoint, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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