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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 Kings 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 Kings 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.

Name Variations for Kings Park ...

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.

While the name of this community is Kings Park, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Kings Park may originally have been King's Park.

Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Kings Park might be written as King Park.

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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and 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.

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

  • Suffolk County     (The home county of Kings Park)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kings Park, with the one closest to Kings Park listed first.
    • Fort Salonga
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Salonga have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Salonga
      • Fort Salonga is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Salonga <3>
    • Nissequogue
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nissequogue have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nissequogue
      • Nissequogue is located in Suffolk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,727 people
    • Smithtown
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Commack
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Commack have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Commack
      • Commack is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Commack <3>
    • East Northport
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Northport
      • East Northport is located in Suffolk County
    • The Branch
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for The Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Branch
      • The Branch is located in Suffolk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,789 people
      • The Branch has also been known as:
      • Village of the Branch
    • Elwood
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elwood
      • Elwood is located in Suffolk County
    • Northport
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Northport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northport
      • Northport is located in Suffolk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,259 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Northport <3>
    • Head-of-the-Harbor
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Head-of-the-Harbor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Head-of-the-Harbor
      • Head-of-the-Harbor is located in Suffolk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,452 people
    • Hauppauge
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hauppauge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hauppauge
      • Hauppauge is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hauppauge <3>
    • Nesconset
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nesconset have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nesconset
      • Nesconset is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nesconset <3>
    • Centerport
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Greenlawn
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Bronx County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kings Park, with the one closest to Kings Park listed first.
    • Eastchester
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eastchester have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastchester
      • Eastchester is located in Bronx County
    • Locust Point
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Point
      • Locust Point is located in Bronx County
    • Throggs Neck
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Throggs Neck
      • Throggs Neck is located in Bronx County
  • Nassau County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kings Park, with the one closest to Kings Park listed first.
    • Laurel Hollow
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laurel Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Hollow
      • Laurel Hollow is located in Nassau County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,027 people
    • Woodbury
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Cove Neck
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cove Neck have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Neck
      • Cove Neck is located in Nassau County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
    • Old Bethpage
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Bethpage have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <3>
    • Plainview
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plainview have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
      • Plainview is located in Nassau County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plainview <3>
    • Centre Island
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centre Island have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centre Island
      • Centre Island is located in Nassau County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 404 people
    • Oyster Bay Cove
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oyster Bay Cove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oyster Bay Cove
      • Oyster Bay Cove is located in Nassau County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,243 people
    • Syosset
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Syosset have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Syosset
      • Syosset is located in Nassau County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Syosset <3>
    • Farmingdale
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • South Farmingdale
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Farmingdale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Farmingdale
      • South Farmingdale is located in Nassau County
    • Swedetown Village
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swedetown Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swedetown Village
      • Swedetown Village is located in Nassau County
    • East Norwich
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Norwich have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Norwich
      • East Norwich is located in Nassau County
    • Oyster Bay
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Queens County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kings Park, with the one closest to Kings Park listed first.
    • Douglaston
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Douglaston. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglaston
      • Douglaston is located in Queens County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Douglaston <3>
    • Little Neck
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Queens Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Bayside
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Hollis
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hollis. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollis
      • Hollis is located in Queens County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hollis <3>
    • Beechhurst
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechhurst
      • Beechhurst is located in Queens County
    • Whitestone
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Jamaica
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Rochdale Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rochdale Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochdale Village
      • Rochdale Village is located in Queens County
    • Queens
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Westchester County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kings Park, with the one closest to Kings Park listed first.
    • Port Chester
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Milton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
      • Milton is located in Westchester County
    • Rye
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rye
      • Rye is located in Westchester County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,634 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rye <3>
    • Rye Brook
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rye Brook have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rye Brook
      • Rye Brook is located in Westchester County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,573 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rye Brook <3>
    • Purchase
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Scotts Corners
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scotts Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts Corners
      • Scotts Corners is located in Westchester County
    • Harrison
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrison have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
      • Harrison is located in Westchester County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,959 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrison <3>
    • Larchmont
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Mamaroneck
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Banksville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banksville
      • Banksville is located in Westchester County
    • Lewisboro
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lewisboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisboro
      • Lewisboro is located in Westchester County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewisboro <3>
    • Pound Ridge
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • New Rochelle
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
  • Fairfield County (CT)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kings Park, with the one closest to Kings Park listed first.
    • Rowayton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rowayton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowayton
      • Rowayton is located in Fairfield County (CT)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rowayton <3>
    • Compo
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Compo
      • Compo is located in Fairfield County (CT)
    • Greens Farms
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Greens Farms. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Farms
      • Greens Farms is located in Fairfield County (CT)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greens Farms <3>
    • Darien
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Darien have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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
    • East Norwalk
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Norwalk
      • East Norwalk is located in Fairfield County (CT)
    • Norwalk
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norwalk have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwalk
      • Norwalk is located in Fairfield County (CT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 88,655 people
    • South Norwalk
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Norwalk
      • South Norwalk is located in Fairfield County (CT)
    • Fairfield
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Saugatuck
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Saugatuck. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saugatuck
      • Saugatuck is located in Fairfield County (CT)
    • Darien
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Noroton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noroton
      • Noroton is located in Fairfield County (CT)
    • Norwalk
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwalk
      • Norwalk is located in Fairfield County (CT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 88,655 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norwalk <3>
    • Shippan Point
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shippan Point
      • Shippan Point is located in Fairfield County (CT)
  • New Haven County (CT)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kings Park, with the one closest to Kings Park listed first.
    • Milford
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford
      • Milford is located in New Haven County (CT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 54,781 people
    • Milford
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford
      • Milford is located in New Haven County (CT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 53,259 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milford <3>
    • Orange
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orange have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
      • Orange is located in New Haven County (CT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,882 people
    • Orange
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orange have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
      • Orange is located in New Haven County (CT)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orange <3>
    • West Haven
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Haven have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Haven
      • West Haven is located in New Haven County (CT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 54,367 people
    • West Haven
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)

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

Cemeteries Near Kings Park ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Kings 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.

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

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

  • Holy Cross Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holy Cross Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holy Cross Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Johnland Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johnland Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johnland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Landing Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Landing Cemetery
    • The Landing Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Smithtown Landing Methodist Churchyard Cemetery
  • Commack Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Commack Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Commack Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Middleville Road Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Middleville Road Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Middleville Road Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Ft. Salonga Road Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ft. Salonga Road Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ft. Salonga Road Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Genola Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Genola Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Genola Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Phillip Neri Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Phillip Neri Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Phillip Neri Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hauppauge Methodist Episcopal Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hauppauge Methodist Episcopal Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hauppauge Methodist Episcopal Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Patricks Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Smithtown Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • St. James Episcopal Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. James Episcopal Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. James Episcopal Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • St. James Methodist Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. James Methodist Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. James Methodist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Scidmore Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Scidmore Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Scidmore Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Northport Rural Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Northport Rural Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Northport Rural Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<6>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Kings Park had railroad service and no post office.

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

  • East Northport
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Northport
    • East Northport is located in Suffolk County
  • Commack
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Commack have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Commack
    • Commack is located in Suffolk County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Commack <3>
  • Smithtown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Elwood
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elwood
    • Elwood is located in Suffolk County
  • Northport
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Northport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northport
    • Northport is located in Suffolk County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,259 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Northport <3>
  • Greenlawn
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Hauppauge
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hauppauge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hauppauge
    • Hauppauge is located in Suffolk County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hauppauge <3>
  • Saint James
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Centerport
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Stony Brook
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Brentwood
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Central Islip
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Lake Grove
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Grove
      • Lake Grove is located in Suffolk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,055 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Grove <3>
    • Setauket
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Setauket have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Setauket
      • Setauket is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Setauket <3>
    • Ronkonkoma
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Kings 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 209 newspapers that have been published in the area around Kings Park.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Kings Park. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Kings Park and those printed in the larger area surrounding Kings Park.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<7> of Kings Park.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Kings Park:

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

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>It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties).
<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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<5>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.
<6>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 Kings Park, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<7>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Kings Park) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Kings Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.8862, Longitude: -73.2573       In this case, the coordinates for Kings Park have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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