Welcome to Laurel ...

Laurel is located in Suffolk County<1>.

The location of Laurel has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Laurel, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1898.

When the people of Laurel refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use terms like Laurelite or Laurelian.<3>

Laurel is near sea level<4>.

Time Zone: Laurel lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Laurel ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 40 communities that are also named Laurel - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California (3), Delaware, Florida, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky (2), Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, North Carolina (2), Ohio, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania (4), Quebec, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee (2), Texas, Virginia (3), Washington (2) and West Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Laurel.

Communities near Laurel ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Laurel.

• Southampton
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southampton
  • Southampton is located in Suffolk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,313 people
  • Southampton has also been known as:
  • Southampton village
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Southampton <5>
• Sag Harbor
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sag Harbor
  • Sag Harbor is located in Suffolk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,292 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sag Harbor <5>
• Greenport
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenport
  • Greenport is located in Suffolk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,261 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenport <5>
• Westhampton Beach
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westhampton Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westhampton Beach
  • Westhampton Beach is located in Suffolk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,808 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westhampton Beach <5>
• Pine Valley
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Valley
  • Pine Valley is located in Suffolk County
• East Hampton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hampton
  • East Hampton is located in Suffolk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,138 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Hampton <5>
• Quogue
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quogue have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quogue
  • Quogue is located in Suffolk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,015 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Quogue <5>
• North Haven
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Haven
  • North Haven is located in Suffolk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 894 people
• Shoreham
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shoreham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoreham
  • Shoreham is located in Suffolk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 532 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shoreham <5>
• Sagaponack
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sagaponack
  • Sagaponack is located in Suffolk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 323 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sagaponack <5>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Laurel. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Laurel.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Laurel. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Laurel.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Laurel. See our Newspapers Page for Laurel.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Laurel ...

Looking for more information about Laurel? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Laurel, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Laurel.

Adding Laurel to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Laurel in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Laurel was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Laurel post office opened in 1898.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Laurel.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Laurel. 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/