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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 Manhattan Beach (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 Manhattan Beach. 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 Manhattan Beach ...

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.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Manhattan Beach: Manhattan Bch.

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.

Cemeteries Near Manhattan Beach ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Manhattan Beach.

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 Manhattan Beach covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Gravesend Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Washington Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Old New Utrecht Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old New Utrecht Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old New Utrecht Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Canarsie Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Holy Cross Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Quaker Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Quaker Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Quaker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Green - Wood Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Green - Wood Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Green - Wood Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Brooklyn.
    • The Green - Wood Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Greenwood Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #64718 <1>
  • Flatbush Reformed Dutch Church Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Barkaloo Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Prison Ship Martyrs' Monument
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
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    • Acacia Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Acacia Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Acacia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Bayside Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bayside Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bayside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Maimonides Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 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>

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

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

  • Brighton Beach
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton Beach
    • Brighton Beach is located in Kings County
  • Gravesend
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gravesend. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravesend
    • Gravesend is located in Kings County
  • Sheepshead Bay
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheepshead Bay
    • Sheepshead Bay is located in Kings County
  • Coney Island
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coney Island
    • Coney Island is located in Kings County
  • Flatlands
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatlands
    • Flatlands is located in Kings County
  • New Utrecht
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Utrecht have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Utrecht
    • New Utrecht is located in Kings County
  • Bensonhurst
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bensonhurst
    • Bensonhurst is located in Kings County
  • Bath Beach
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath Beach
    • Bath Beach is located in Kings County
  • Parkville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parkville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkville
    • Parkville is located in Kings County
  • Canarsie
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canarsie
    • Canarsie is located in Kings County
  • Fort Hamilton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fort Hamilton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Hamilton
    • Fort Hamilton is located in Kings County
  • Bay Ridge
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Ridge
    • Bay Ridge is located in Kings County
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    • Flatbush
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flatbush have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatbush
      • Flatbush is located in Kings County
    • Seaside
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seaside have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaside
      • Seaside is located in Queens County
    • Holland
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
      • Holland is located in Queens County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holland <5>

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

Newspapers Published in Manhattan Beach ...

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 75 newspapers that have been published in the area around Manhattan Beach.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Manhattan Beach, there are papers which were published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Manhattan Beach.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Manhattan Beach:

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

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<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>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 Manhattan Beach, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 drawn from Point A (ie- Manhattan Beach) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Manhattan Beach. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.5773, Longitude: -73.9471       In this case, the coordinates for Manhattan Beach have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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