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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 Island Park (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 Island Park. 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 southwest 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 south.

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 south 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.

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

  • Nassau County     (The home county of Island Park)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Island Park, with the one closest to Island Park listed first.
    • Barnum Island
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Barnum Island is located in Nassau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnum Island
    • North Lynbrook
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • North Lynbrook is located in Nassau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Lynbrook
    • Harbor Isle
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Harbor Isle is located in Nassau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Isle
    • Lido Beach
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Long Beach
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Bay Park
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Bay Park is located in Nassau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Park
    • East Rockaway
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Oceanside
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Hewlett Bay Park
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Hewlett Harbor
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Hewlett Harbor is located in Nassau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hewlett Harbor
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,267 people
    • Hewlett Neck
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Hewlett Neck is located in Nassau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hewlett Neck
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 469 people
    • Malverne Park Oaks
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Malverne Park Oaks is located in Nassau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malverne Park Oaks
    • Woodsburgh
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Woodsburgh is located in Nassau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodsburgh
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 775 people
  • Bronx County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Island Park, with the one closest to Island Park listed first.
    • Locust Point
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Locust Point is located in Bronx County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Point
    • Throggs Neck
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Throggs Neck is located in Bronx County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Throggs Neck
    • City Island
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • City Island is located in Bronx County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for City Island
    • Bronx
      (19 miles [30.6 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>
    • Concourse Village
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Concourse Village is located in Bronx County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concourse Village
    • Eastchester
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Eastchester is located in Bronx County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastchester
    • Fordham
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Fordham is located in Bronx County
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    • Williams Bridge
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Williams Bridge is located in Bronx County
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    • Kings Bridge
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Kings Bridge is located in Bronx County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Bridge
    • Spuyten Duyvil
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Spuyten Duyvil is located in Bronx County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spuyten Duyvil
    • Riverdale
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Kings County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Island Park, with the one closest to Island Park listed first.
    • Canarsie
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Canarsie is located in Kings County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canarsie
    • Marcus Garvey Village
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Brownsville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Brownsville is located in Kings County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
    • Flatlands
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Flatlands is located in Kings County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatlands
    • Weeksville ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Weeksville is located in Kings County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weeksville
    • Bushwick
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Bushwick is located in Kings County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushwick
    • Sheepshead Bay
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Sheepshead Bay is located in Kings County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheepshead Bay
    • Brighton Beach
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Brighton Beach is located in Kings County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton Beach
    • Brooklyn
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Flatbush
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Flatbush is located in Kings County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatbush
    • Gravesend
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Gravesend is located in Kings County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravesend
    • Greenpoint
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Greenpoint is located in Kings County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenpoint
    • Coney Island
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Coney Island is located in Kings County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coney Island
  • New York County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Island Park, with the one closest to Island Park listed first.
    • East Harlem
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • East Harlem is located in New York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Harlem
    • East Village
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • East Village is located in New York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Village
    • Kips Bay
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Kips Bay is located in New York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kips Bay
    • Peter Cooper Village
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Peter Cooper Village is located in New York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peter Cooper Village
    • Stuyvesant Town
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Stuyvesant Town is located in New York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stuyvesant Town
    • University Village
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • University Village is located in New York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Village
    • Washington Square Village
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Yorkville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Yorkville is located in New York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkville
    • Fort Jay
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Fort Jay is located in New York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Jay
    • Governors Island
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Governors Island is located in New York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Governors Island
    • Knickerbocker Village
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Knickerbocker Village is located in New York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knickerbocker Village
    • Delano Village
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Delano Village is located in New York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delano Village
    • Battery Park City
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Battery Park City is located in New York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battery Park City
  • Queens County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Island Park, with the one closest to Island Park listed first.
    • Far Rockaway
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Rosedale
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Bayswater
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Bayswater is located in Queens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayswater
    • Rochdale Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Rochdale Village is located in Queens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochdale Village
    • Queens Village
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Broad Channel
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Broad Channel is located in Queens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broad Channel
    • Holland
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Hollis
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jamaica
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Morris Park
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Morris Park is located in Queens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris Park
    • Queens
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Douglaston
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Kew Gardens
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Richmond County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Island Park, with the one closest to Island Park listed first.
    • Fort Wadsworth
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Fort Wadsworth is located in Richmond County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Wadsworth
    • Old Town Station
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Old Town Station is located in Richmond County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town Station
    • Stapleton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Stapleton is located in Richmond County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stapleton
    • Grant City
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Grant City is located in Richmond County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant City
    • New Brighton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • New Brighton is located in Richmond County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Brighton
    • Oakwood
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Oakwood is located in Richmond County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
    • Staten Island
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Westerleigh
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Westerleigh is located in Richmond County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westerleigh
    • Port Richmond
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Port Richmond is located in Richmond County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Richmond
    • Arlington
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Arlington is located in Richmond County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
    • Graniteville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Graniteville is located in Richmond County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graniteville
    • Great Kills
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Great Kills is located in Richmond County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Kills
    • Heartland Village
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Heartland Village is located in Richmond County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heartland Village
  • Suffolk County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Island Park, with the one closest to Island Park listed first.
    • Amityville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • North Amityville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • North Amityville is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Amityville
    • Amity Harbor
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Amity Harbor is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity Harbor
    • Copiague
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Lindenhurst
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • East Farmingdale
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • East Farmingdale is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Farmingdale
    • North Lindenhurst
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • North Lindenhurst is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Lindenhurst
    • West Babylon
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • West Babylon is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Babylon
    • Babylon
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Melville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • West Hills
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • West Hills is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hills
    • Wheatley Heights
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Wyandanch
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Westchester County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Island Park, with the one closest to Island Park listed first.
    • Pelham Manor
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Eastchester
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Larchmont
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • New Rochelle
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Pelham
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • 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>
    • Mamaroneck
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Mount Vernon
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Bronxville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Milton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Milton is located in Westchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
    • Harrison
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Rye
      (25 miles [40.2 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>
    • Tuckahoe
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Bryn Mawr Park
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Bryn Mawr Park is located in Westchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryn Mawr Park
  • Fairfield County (CT)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Island Park, with the one closest to Island Park listed first.
    • Belle Haven
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Belle Haven is located in Fairfield County (CT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Haven
    • Cos Cob
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Glenville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Glenville is located in Fairfield County (CT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville
    • Greenwich
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Old Greenwich
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Shippan Point
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Shippan Point is located in Fairfield County (CT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shippan Point
    • Greenwich
      (30 miles [48.3 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
  • Bergen County (NJ)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Island Park, with the one closest to Island Park listed first.
    • Fort Lee
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Fort Lee is located in Bergen County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Lee
    • Linwood
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Linwood is located in Bergen County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
    • Englewood
      (25 miles [40.2 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
    • Ridgefield Park
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Ridgefield Park is located in Bergen County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgefield Park
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,837 people
    • Teaneck
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Teaneck is located in Bergen County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teaneck
    • West Englewood
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • West Englewood is located in Bergen County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Englewood
    • Hackensack
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Hackensack is located in Bergen County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackensack
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 43,981 people
    • Lyndhurst
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Lyndhurst is located in Bergen County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyndhurst
    • North Arlington
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • North Arlington is located in Bergen County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Arlington
    • Borough of Wood-Ridge
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • 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
    • Garfield
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Garfield is located in Bergen County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 31,641 people
    • Rochelle Park
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Rochelle Park is located in Bergen County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochelle Park
  • Essex County (NJ)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Island Park, with the one closest to Island Park listed first.
    • Belleville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Belleville is located in Essex County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleville
    • 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
    • Nutley
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Nutley is located in Essex County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutley
    • East Orange
      (30 miles [48.3 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
  • Hudson County (NJ)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Island Park, with the one closest to Island Park listed first.
    • Hoboken
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Hoboken is located in Hudson County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoboken
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 53,081 people
    • 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
    • Guttenberg
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Guttenberg is located in Hudson County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guttenberg
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,015 people
    • Union City
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • 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
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Weehawken is located in Hudson County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weehawken
    • West New York
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • 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
    • Communipaw
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Communipaw is located in Hudson County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Communipaw
    • North Bergen
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • North Bergen is located in Hudson County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bergen
    • Bergen
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Bergen is located in Hudson County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bergen
    • Secaucus
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Secaucus is located in Hudson County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Secaucus
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,602 people
    • Bayonne
      (24 miles [38.6 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
    • Harrison
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Harrison is located in Hudson County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,481 people
    • Kearny
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Kearny is located in Hudson County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kearny
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 40,507 people
  • Monmouth County (NJ)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Island Park, with the one closest to Island Park listed first.
    • Navesink Beach
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Navesink Beach is located in Monmouth County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navesink Beach
    • Waterwitch
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Waterwitch is located in Monmouth County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterwitch
    • Galilee
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Galilee is located in Monmouth County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galilee
    • Leonardo
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Leonardo is located in Monmouth County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonardo
    • Navesink
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Navesink is located in Monmouth County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navesink
    • Waterloo
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Waterloo is located in Monmouth County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
    • Belford
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Belford is located in Monmouth County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belford
    • Chapel Hill
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Chapel Hill is located in Monmouth County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
    • North Middletown
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • North Middletown is located in Monmouth County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Middletown
    • Port Monmouth
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Port Monmouth is located in Monmouth County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Monmouth
    • Branchport
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Branchport is located in Monmouth County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchport
    • Fairview
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Fairview is located in Monmouth County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
    • Long Branch
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Long Branch is located in Monmouth County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Branch
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,210 people
  • Passaic County (NJ)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Island Park, with the one closest to Island Park listed first.
    • Delawanna
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Delawanna is located in Passaic County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delawanna
    • Passaic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Passaic is located in Passaic County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Passaic
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 69,340 people
  • Union County (NJ)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Island Park, with the one closest to Island Park listed first.
    • Elizabeth
      (29 miles [46.7 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
    • Elmora
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Elmora is located in Union County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmora
    • Hillside
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Hillside is located in Union County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside
    • Tremley
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Tremley is located in Union County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tremley

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

Cemeteries Near Island Park ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Island Park.

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 Island Park - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Rockville Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Trinity Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Beth David Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Greenfield Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Maimonides - Elmont Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Elmont Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • St. Pauls Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • St. George Church Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Montefiore Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Springfield Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Springfield Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Queens.
    • The Springfield Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Old Springfield Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1984346 <2>
  • Continue List   (330 more) ...
    • Oakfield Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakfield Cemetery
      • The Oakfield Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Old Burying Ground
    • Pauper Burial Ground
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jackson Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)

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 Island Park in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Island Park.

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

  • Cedarhurst
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Far Rockaway
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Arverne
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Arverne is located in Queens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arverne
  • Broad Channel
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Broad Channel is located in Queens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broad Channel
  • Hammel
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Hammel is located in Queens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammel
  • Holland
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Hollis
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jamaica
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Seaside
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Seaside is located in Queens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaside
  • Queens
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Morris Park
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Morris Park is located in Queens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris Park
  • Little Neck
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Island Park ...

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 224 newspapers that have been published in the area around Island Park.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Island Park. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Island Park and those printed in the larger area surrounding Island Park.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<4> of Island Park.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Island Park:

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 Island Park, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Island Park) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.