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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 Hauppauge (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 Hauppauge. 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 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.

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

  • Suffolk County     (The home county of Hauppauge)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hauppauge, with the one closest to Hauppauge listed first.
    • The Branch
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • The Branch is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Branch
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,789 people
      • The Branch has also been known as:
      • Village of the Branch
    • Smithtown
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Central Islip
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Islandia
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Lake Ronkonkoma
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Nesconset
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Brentwood
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Ronkonkoma
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • San Remo
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • San Remo is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Remo
    • Saint James
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Commack
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Head-of-the-Harbor
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Head-of-the-Harbor is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Head-of-the-Harbor
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,452 people
    • Centereach
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Bronx County
    • City Island
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • City Island is located in Bronx County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for City Island
  • Nassau County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hauppauge, with the one closest to Hauppauge listed first.
    • Old Bethpage
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Woodbury
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Farmingdale
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • South Farmingdale
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • South Farmingdale is located in Nassau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Farmingdale
    • Laurel Hollow
      (14 miles [22.5 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
    • Plainview
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Bethpage
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Oyster Bay Cove
      (15 miles [24.1 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
    • Swedetown Village
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Swedetown Village is located in Nassau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swedetown Village
    • Syosset
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • East Massapequa
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • East Massapequa is located in Nassau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Massapequa
    • Massapequa Park
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Cove Neck
      (16 miles [25.7 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
  • Queens County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hauppauge, with the one closest to Hauppauge listed first.
    • Douglaston
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Little Neck
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Bayside
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Queens Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Rosedale
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Hollis
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Westchester County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hauppauge, with the one closest to Hauppauge listed first.
    • Port Chester
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Milton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Milton is located in Westchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
    • Rye
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • 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>
    • Rye Brook
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Harrison
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Mamaroneck
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Larchmont
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Purchase
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Scotts Corners
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Scotts Corners is located in Westchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts Corners
    • New Rochelle
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Fairfield County (CT)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hauppauge, with the one closest to Hauppauge listed first.
    • Rowayton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Compo
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Compo is located in Fairfield County (CT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Compo
    • Fairfield
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Greens Farms
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Southport
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Westport
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Westport is located in Fairfield County (CT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westport
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,444 people
    • Darien
      (21 miles [33.8 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
    • East Norwalk
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • East Norwalk is located in Fairfield County (CT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Norwalk
    • Norwalk
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Norwalk is located in Fairfield County (CT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwalk
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 88,655 people
    • Shippan Point
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Shippan Point is located in Fairfield County (CT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shippan Point
    • South Norwalk
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • South Norwalk is located in Fairfield County (CT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Norwalk
    • Black Rock
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Black Rock is located in Fairfield County (CT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Rock
    • Darien
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
  • New Haven County (CT)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hauppauge, with the one closest to Hauppauge listed first.
    • Milford
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Milford is located in New Haven County (CT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 54,781 people
    • Milford
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • 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 Hauppauge, see our County-by-County Page for Hauppauge.

Cemeteries Near Hauppauge ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hauppauge.

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

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

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

  • Hauppauge Methodist Episcopal Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • St. Patricks Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • First Methodist Church Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Smithtown Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Brentwood Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Landing Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landing Cemetery
    • The Landing Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Smithtown Landing Methodist Churchyard Cemetery
  • Pilgrim State Psychiatric Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Calvary Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Old Central Islip Psychiatric Center Patient Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Lake Ronkonkoma Cemetery II
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • UMC Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for UMC Cemetery
    • The UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Lake Ronkonkoma Cemetery
    • Methodist Church Cemetery
    • Methodist Episcopal Church Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #65037 <2>
  • Continue List   (297 more) ...

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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Hauppauge had a population of 95 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Hauppauge ...

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 190 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hauppauge.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Hauppauge. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Hauppauge and those printed in the larger area surrounding Hauppauge.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<4> of Hauppauge.

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 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 Hauppauge:

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 Hauppauge, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Hauppauge) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.