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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 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 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

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

  • Suffolk County     (The home county of Melville)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Melville, with the one closest to Melville listed first.
    • West Hills
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hills
      • West Hills is located in Suffolk County
    • South Huntington
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Huntington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Huntington
      • South Huntington is located in Suffolk County
    • Wheatley Heights
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wheatley Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
    • Wyandanch
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Dix Hills
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dix Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dix Hills
      • Dix Hills is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dix Hills <2>
    • Huntington Station
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • East Farmingdale
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Farmingdale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Farmingdale
      • East Farmingdale is located in Suffolk County
    • Huntington
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Elwood
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elwood
      • Elwood is located in Suffolk County
    • Greenlawn
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Cold Spring Harbor
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cold Spring Harbor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
    • Deer Park
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deer Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
  • Bronx County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Melville, with the one closest to 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
    • Throgs Neck
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Throgs Neck
      • Throgs 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.<1> 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 <2>
    • Williams Bridge
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williams Bridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • 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.<1> 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 Melville, with the one closest to Melville listed first.
    • Canarsie
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canarsie
      • Canarsie is located in Kings County
    • Brownsville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
      • Brownsville is located in Kings County
    • Bushwick
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushwick
      • Bushwick 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
    • Marcus Garvey Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marcus Garvey Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcus Garvey Village
      • Marcus Garvey Village 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)
    • Williamsburg
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williamsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
      • Williamsburg is located in Kings County
    • Flatlands
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatlands
      • Flatlands is located in Kings County
    • New York
      (30 miles [48.3 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
  • Nassau County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Melville, with the one closest to Melville listed first.
    • Old Bethpage
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Bethpage have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
    • Plainview
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plainview have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
    • Woodbury
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Farmingdale
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Bethpage
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Swedetown Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swedetown Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swedetown Village
      • Swedetown Village is located in Nassau County
    • Laurel Hollow
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laurel Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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
    • Syosset
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Syosset have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
    • South Farmingdale
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Farmingdale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Farmingdale
      • South Farmingdale is located in Nassau County
    • Levittown
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Hicksville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hicksville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
    • Jericho
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • New York County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Melville, with the one closest to 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.<1> 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
    • 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.<1> 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.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca Village
      • Seneca Village is located in New York County
    • Yorkville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkville
      • Yorkville 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.<1> 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
    • Stuyvesant Town
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stuyvesant Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stuyvesant Town
      • Stuyvesant Town is located in New York County
    • East Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Village
      • East Village is located in New York County
  • Queens County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Melville, with the one closest to Melville listed first.
    • Little Neck
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Douglaston
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Douglaston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglaston
      • Douglaston is located in Queens County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Douglaston <2>
    • Bayside
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Queens Village
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Hollis
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hollis have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollis
      • Hollis is located in Queens County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hollis <2>
    • Rochdale Village
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rochdale Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochdale Village
      • Rochdale Village is located in Queens County
    • Beechhurst
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechhurst
      • Beechhurst is located in Queens County
    • Jamaica
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Queens
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Whitestone
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Far Rockaway
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Flushing
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
  • Rockland County
  • Westchester County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Melville, with the one closest to Melville listed first.
    • Milton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
      • Milton is located in Westchester County
    • Rye
      (18 miles [29 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 <2>
    • Larchmont
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Mamaroneck
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Port Chester
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • New Rochelle
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Rye Brook
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rye Brook have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
    • Pelham Manor
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Harrison
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrison have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
    • Purchase
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • 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.<1> 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 <2>
    • Pelham
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • 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 <2>
  • Fairfield County (CT)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Melville, with the one closest to Melville listed first.
    • Shippan Point
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shippan Point
      • Shippan Point is located in Fairfield County (CT)
    • Old Greenwich
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Darien
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Darien have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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
    • Rowayton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rowayton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowayton
      • Rowayton is located in Fairfield County (CT)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rowayton <2>
    • Belle Haven
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Haven
      • Belle Haven is located in Fairfield County (CT)
    • Darien
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Glenbrook
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenbrook
      • Glenbrook is located in Fairfield County (CT)
    • Noroton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noroton
      • Noroton is located in Fairfield County (CT)
    • Stamford
      (19 miles [30.6 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 <2>
    • Cos Cob
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Greenwich
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenwich have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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
    • Greenwich
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Bergen County (NJ)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Melville, with the one closest to Melville listed first.
    • Englewood
      (29 miles [46.7 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
    • 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.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
      • Linwood is located in Bergen County (NJ)
    • Saint Josephs Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Josephs Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Josephs Village
      • Saint Josephs Village is located in Bergen County (NJ)
  • Hudson County (NJ)
    • 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

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

Newspapers Published in 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 73 newspapers that have been published in the area around Melville.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Melville, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Melville.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Melville:

Cemeteries Near Melville ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of 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 Melville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Melville Rural Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Melville Rural Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Melville Rural Cemetery
  • Lower Melville Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lower Melville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lower Melville Cemetery
  • Long Island National Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Mt. Golda Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Golda Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Golda Cemetery
  • West Hills Methodist Church Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Hills Methodist Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Hills Methodist Church Cemetery
  • St. Charles RC Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • 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 our Gazetteer entry for the St. Charles RC Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #65944 <5>
  • Pinelawn Memorial Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Beth Moses Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Carll Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Carll Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carll Cemetery
  • Stymus Family Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • New Montefiore Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Wellwood Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
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    • St. John's Catholic Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. John's Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. John's Catholic Cemetery
    • Huntington Rural Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Huntington Rural Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Huntington Rural Cemetery
    • Plainedge Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Plainedge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Plainedge Cemetery

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 Melville had a population of 231 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Wyandanch
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Cold Spring Harbor
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cold Spring Harbor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
  • Deer Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deer Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
  • Elwood
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elwood
    • Elwood is located in Suffolk County
  • Greenlawn
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Huntington
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Amityville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Lindenhurst
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Commack
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Commack have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
  • East Northport
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Northport
    • East Northport is located in Suffolk County
  • Centerport
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Babylon
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
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    • Brentwood
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Northport
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Northport have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
    • Bay Shore
      (10 miles [16.1 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 Melville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Melville.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for 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>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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>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- Melville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Melville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.7938, Longitude: -73.4153    
<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 Melville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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