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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 Lower Melville (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 Lower Melville. 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 southeast 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 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 east 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.

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

  • Suffolk County     (The home county of Lower Melville)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lower Melville, with the one closest to Lower Melville listed first.
    • Melville
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Wheatley Heights
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wheatley Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatley Heights
      • Wheatley Heights is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wheatley Heights <1>
    • East Farmingdale
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Farmingdale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Farmingdale
      • East Farmingdale is located in Suffolk County
    • Wyandanch
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • West Hills
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hills
      • West Hills is located in Suffolk County
    • Deer Park
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deer Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Park
      • Deer Park is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deer Park <1>
    • South Huntington
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Huntington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Huntington
      • South Huntington is located in Suffolk County
    • North Amityville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Amityville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Amityville
      • North Amityville is located in Suffolk County
    • North Lindenhurst
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Lindenhurst have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Lindenhurst
      • North Lindenhurst is located in Suffolk County
    • West Babylon
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Babylon
      • West Babylon is located in Suffolk County
    • Amityville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Copiague
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Bronx County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lower Melville, with the one closest to Lower Melville listed first.
    • Locust Point
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Point
      • Locust Point is located in Bronx County
    • Throggs Neck
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Throggs Neck
      • Throggs Neck is located in Bronx County
    • Eastchester
      (22 miles [35.4 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
    • Bronx
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bronx
      • Bronx is located in Bronx County
      • 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>
    • Williams Bridge
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Williams Bridge. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Bridge
      • Williams Bridge is located in Bronx County
    • Concourse Village
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Concourse Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concourse Village
      • Concourse Village is located in Bronx County
    • Riverdale
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Spuyten Duyvil
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spuyten Duyvil
      • Spuyten Duyvil is located in Bronx County
  • Kings County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lower Melville, with the one closest to Lower Melville listed first.
    • Brownsville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
      • Brownsville is located in Kings County
    • Bushwick
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushwick
      • Bushwick is located in Kings County
    • Canarsie
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canarsie
      • Canarsie is located in Kings County
    • Marcus Garvey Village
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marcus Garvey Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcus Garvey Village
      • Marcus Garvey Village is located in Kings County
    • Greenpoint
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenpoint
      • Greenpoint is located in Kings County
    • Weeksville ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weeksville
      • Weeksville is located in Kings County
    • Brooklyn
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Flatlands
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatlands
      • Flatlands is located in Kings County
    • Williamsburg
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Williamsburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
      • Williamsburg is located in Kings County
    • New York
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New York
      • New York is located in Kings County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,253,213 people
    • Brighton Beach
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton Beach
      • Brighton Beach is located in Kings County
    • Brooklyn Heights
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn Heights
      • Brooklyn Heights is located in Kings County
  • Nassau County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lower Melville, with the one closest to Lower Melville listed first.
    • Old Bethpage
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • 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 <1>
    • Farmingdale
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Plainview
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • 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 <1>
    • Swedetown Village
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • 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
    • South Farmingdale
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • 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
    • Bethpage
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Woodbury
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • North Massapequa
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Massapequa have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Massapequa
      • North Massapequa is located in Nassau County
    • Plainedge
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainedge
      • Plainedge is located in Nassau County
    • Syosset
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • 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 <1>
    • Levittown
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Hicksville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hicksville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicksville
      • Hicksville is located in Nassau County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hicksville <1>
  • New York County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lower Melville, with the one closest to Lower Melville listed first.
    • Delano Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Delano Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delano Village
      • Delano Village is located in New York County
    • Harlem
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlem
      • Harlem is located in New York County
    • Inwood
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inwood
      • Inwood is located in New York County
    • Washington Heights
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Heights
      • Washington Heights is located in New York County
    • Yorkville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkville
      • Yorkville is located in New York County
    • Manhattan
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manhattan
      • Manhattan is located in New York County
    • Morningside Heights
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morningside Heights
      • Morningside Heights is located in New York County
    • Park West Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Park West Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park West Village
      • Park West Village is located in New York County
    • Seneca Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seneca Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca Village
      • Seneca Village is located in New York County
    • East Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Village
      • East Village is located in New York County
    • Hell's Kitchen
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hell's Kitchen
      • Hell's Kitchen is located in New York County
    • Peter Cooper Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peter Cooper Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peter Cooper Village
      • Peter Cooper Village is located in New York County
  • Queens County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lower Melville, with the one closest to Lower Melville listed first.
    • Douglaston
      (16 miles [25.7 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.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglaston
      • Douglaston is located in Queens County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Douglaston <1>
    • Little Neck
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Queens Village
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Bayside
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Hollis
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • 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.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollis
      • Hollis is located in Queens County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hollis <1>
    • Beechhurst
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechhurst
      • Beechhurst is located in Queens County
    • Jamaica
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Queens
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Rochdale Village
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • 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
    • Bayswater
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayswater
      • Bayswater is located in Queens County
    • Far Rockaway
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Whitestone
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
  • Rockland County
  • Westchester County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lower Melville, with the one closest to Lower Melville listed first.
    • Milton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • 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
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • 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 <1>
    • Larchmont
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Mamaroneck
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Port Chester
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • New Rochelle
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Pelham Manor
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Pelham
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelham
      • Pelham is located in Westchester County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,917 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pelham <1>
    • Rye Brook
      (22 miles [35.4 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 <1>
    • Eastchester
      (22 miles [35.4 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 Westchester County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eastchester <1>
    • Harrison
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • 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 <1>
    • Mount Vernon
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
  • Fairfield County (CT)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lower Melville, with the one closest to Lower Melville listed first.
    • Shippan Point
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shippan Point
      • Shippan Point is located in Fairfield County (CT)
    • Darien
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • 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
    • Old Greenwich
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Noroton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noroton
      • Noroton is located in Fairfield County (CT)
    • Rowayton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • 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.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowayton
      • Rowayton is located in Fairfield County (CT)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rowayton <1>
    • Stamford
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stamford
      • Stamford is located in Fairfield County (CT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 131,397 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stamford <1>
    • Belle Haven
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Haven
      • Belle Haven is located in Fairfield County (CT)
    • Cos Cob
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Greenwich
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Darien
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Glenbrook
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenbrook
      • Glenbrook is located in Fairfield County (CT)
    • Greenwich
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenwich have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwich
      • Greenwich is located in Fairfield County (CT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 62,769 people
  • Bergen County (NJ)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lower Melville, with the one closest to Lower Melville listed first.
    • Fort Lee
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fort Lee. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Lee
      • Fort Lee is located in Bergen County (NJ)
    • Linwood
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Linwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
      • Linwood is located in Bergen County (NJ)
    • Englewood
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Englewood
      • Englewood is located in Bergen County (NJ)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,278 people
  • Hudson County (NJ)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lower Melville, with the one closest to Lower Melville listed first.
    • Guttenberg
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guttenberg
      • Guttenberg is located in Hudson County (NJ)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,015 people
    • North Bergen
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bergen
      • North Bergen is located in Hudson County (NJ)
    • West New York
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West New York have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West New York
      • West New York is located in Hudson County (NJ)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 53,132 people

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

Cemeteries Near Lower Melville ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lower Melville.

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

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

  • Lower Melville Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lower Melville Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lower Melville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pinelawn Memorial Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pinelawn Memorial Park
    • The Pinelawn Memorial Park has also been known as:
    • Pine Lawn Memorial Park
    • Pinelawn Cemetery
    • Pinelawn Memorial Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #174076 <4>
  • Long Island National Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Melville Rural Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Melville Rural Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Melville Rural Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Charles RC Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Charles RC Cemetery
    • The St. Charles RC Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Cemetery of the Ressurection
    • Resurrection Cemetery
    • St. Charles Cemetery
    • St. Charles and Resurrection Cemeteries
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #65944 <4>
  • Wellwood Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Beth Moses Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Stymus Family Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Mt. Ararat Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • New Montefiore Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • St. John's Catholic Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. John's Catholic Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. John's Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mt. Golda Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Golda Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Golda Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Plainedge Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Plainedge Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Plainedge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Amityville Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Amityville Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Amityville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Trinity Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Trinity Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Trinity 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.<5>

While we didn't find Lower Melville in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Lower Melville.

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

  • Melville
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Wyandanch
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Deer Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deer Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Park
    • Deer Park is located in Suffolk County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deer Park <1>
  • Amityville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Lindenhurst
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Cold Spring Harbor
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cold Spring Harbor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Spring Harbor
    • Cold Spring Harbor is located in Suffolk County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cold Spring Harbor <1>
  • Huntington
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Babylon
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Elwood
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • 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
  • Greenlawn
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Commack
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • 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 <1>
  • Bay Shore
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
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    • Brentwood
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • East Northport
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Northport
      • East Northport is located in Suffolk County
    • Centerport
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)

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

Newspapers Published in Lower Melville ...

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 40 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lower Melville.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lower Melville, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Lower Melville.

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 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 Lower Melville:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Lower Melville. 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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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>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.
<4>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.
<5>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 Lower Melville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>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- Lower Melville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lower Melville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.7665, Longitude: -73.4235       In this case, the coordinates for Lower Melville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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