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Our Genealogy Helper

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 North Massapequa (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 North Massapequa. 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 North Massapequa ...

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.

For example, a typical abbreviation for North Massapequa: N. Massapequa

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 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.

North Massapequa is located in Nassau County.

To see how the shape of New York's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Nassau County: Bronx, Queens & Suffolk.

Below are the counties that are near North Massapequa. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to North Massapequa:

  • Nassau County     (The home county of North Massapequa)
    • The following are listed by their distance from North Massapequa, with the one closest to North Massapequa listed first.
    • South Farmingdale
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • South Farmingdale is located in Nassau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Farmingdale
    • Plainedge
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Plainedge is located in Nassau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainedge
    • Massapequa Park
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Massapequa
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Farmingdale
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Biltmore Shores
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Biltmore Shores is located in Nassau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biltmore Shores
    • East Massapequa
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • East Massapequa is located in Nassau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Massapequa
    • Seaford
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Wantagh
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • North Wantagh
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • North Wantagh is located in Nassau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Wantagh
    • Bethpage
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Harbor Green
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Harbor Green is located in Nassau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Green
  • Bronx County
    • The following are listed by their distance from North Massapequa, with the one closest to North Massapequa listed first.
    • City Island
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • City Island is located in Bronx County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for City Island
    • Locust Point
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Locust Point is located in Bronx County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Point
    • Throggs Neck
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Throggs Neck is located in Bronx County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Throggs Neck
    • Bronx
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Bronx is located in Bronx County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bronx
      • 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>
    • Eastchester
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Eastchester is located in Bronx County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastchester
    • Williams Bridge
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Williams Bridge is located in Bronx County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Bridge
    • Fordham
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Fordham is located in Bronx County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fordham
    • Concourse Village
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Concourse Village is located in Bronx County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concourse Village
    • Kings Bridge
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Kings Bridge is located in Bronx County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Bridge
    • Spuyten Duyvil
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Spuyten Duyvil is located in Bronx County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spuyten Duyvil
    • Riverdale
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Kings County
    • The following are listed by their distance from North Massapequa, with the one closest to North Massapequa listed first.
    • Brownsville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Brownsville is located in Kings County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
    • Bushwick
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Bushwick is located in Kings County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushwick
    • Canarsie
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Canarsie is located in Kings County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canarsie
    • Marcus Garvey Village
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Weeksville ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Weeksville is located in Kings County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weeksville
    • Brooklyn
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Flatlands
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Flatlands is located in Kings County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatlands
    • Greenpoint
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Greenpoint is located in Kings County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenpoint
    • Williamsburg
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Williamsburg is located in Kings County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
    • Flatbush
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Flatbush is located in Kings County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatbush
    • Sheepshead Bay
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Sheepshead Bay is located in Kings County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheepshead Bay
    • Brighton Beach
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Brighton Beach is located in Kings County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton Beach
  • New York County
    • The following are listed by their distance from North Massapequa, with the one closest to North Massapequa listed first.
    • East Harlem
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • East Harlem is located in New York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Harlem
    • Inwood
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Inwood is located in New York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inwood
    • Delano Village
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Delano Village is located in New York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delano Village
    • Harlem
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Harlem is located in New York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlem
    • Seneca Village
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Seneca Village is located in New York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca Village
    • Washington Heights
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Washington Heights is located in New York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Heights
    • Yorkville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Yorkville is located in New York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkville
    • East Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • East Village is located in New York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Village
    • Kips Bay
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Kips Bay is located in New York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kips Bay
    • Knickerbocker Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Knickerbocker Village is located in New York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knickerbocker Village
    • Manhattan
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Manhattan is located in New York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manhattan
    • Morningside Heights
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Morningside Heights is located in New York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morningside Heights
  • Queens County
    • The following are listed by their distance from North Massapequa, with the one closest to North Massapequa listed first.
    • Little Neck
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Queens Village
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Rosedale
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Douglaston
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Hollis
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Bayswater
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Bayswater is located in Queens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayswater
    • Far Rockaway
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Bayside
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Rochdale Village
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Rochdale Village is located in Queens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochdale Village
    • Jamaica
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Queens
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Beechhurst
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Beechhurst is located in Queens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechhurst
  • Suffolk County
    • The following are listed by their distance from North Massapequa, with the one closest to North Massapequa listed first.
    • North Amityville
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • North Amityville is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Amityville
    • Amityville
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Copiague
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • East Farmingdale
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • East Farmingdale is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Farmingdale
    • Lindenhurst
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • North Lindenhurst
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • North Lindenhurst is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Lindenhurst
    • Amity Harbor
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Amity Harbor is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity Harbor
    • West Babylon
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • West Babylon is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Babylon
    • Melville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Wheatley Heights
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Wyandanch
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Babylon
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Westchester County
    • The following are listed by their distance from North Massapequa, with the one closest to North Massapequa listed first.
    • Larchmont
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Milton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Milton is located in Westchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
    • Harrison
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Mamaroneck
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • New Rochelle
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Pelham Manor
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Rye
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Rye is located in Westchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rye
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,634 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rye <1>
    • Eastchester
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Pelham
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Pelham is located in Westchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelham
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,917 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pelham <1>
    • Port Chester
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Mount Vernon
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Bronxville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Fairfield County (CT)
    • The following are listed by their distance from North Massapequa, with the one closest to North Massapequa listed first.
    • Old Greenwich
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Shippan Point
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Shippan Point is located in Fairfield County (CT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shippan Point
    • Belle Haven
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Belle Haven is located in Fairfield County (CT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Haven
    • Cos Cob
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Darien
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Darien is located in Fairfield County (CT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darien
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,693 people
    • Greenwich
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Greenwich is located in Fairfield County (CT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwich
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 62,769 people
    • Greenwich
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Stamford
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Stamford is located in Fairfield County (CT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stamford
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 131,397 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stamford <1>
    • Darien
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Glenbrook
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Glenbrook is located in Fairfield County (CT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenbrook
    • Noroton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Noroton is located in Fairfield County (CT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noroton
    • Glenville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Glenville is located in Fairfield County (CT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville
  • Bergen County (NJ)
    • The following are listed by their distance from North Massapequa, with the one closest to North Massapequa listed first.
    • Linwood
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Linwood is located in Bergen County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
    • Fort Lee
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Fort Lee is located in Bergen County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Lee
    • Englewood
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Englewood is located in Bergen County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Englewood
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,278 people
  • Hudson County (NJ)
    • The following are listed by their distance from North Massapequa, with the one closest to North Massapequa listed first.
    • Guttenberg
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Guttenberg is located in Hudson County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guttenberg
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,015 people
    • Hoboken
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Hoboken is located in Hudson County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoboken
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 53,081 people
    • North Bergen
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • North Bergen is located in Hudson County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bergen
    • Union City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Union City is located in Hudson County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 67,137 people
    • Weehawken
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Weehawken is located in Hudson County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weehawken
    • West New York
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • West New York is located in Hudson County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West New York
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 53,132 people
    • Jersey City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Jersey City is located in Hudson County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jersey City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 262,664 people

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

Cemeteries Near North Massapequa ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of North Massapequa.

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.

Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for North Massapequa - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for North Massapequa covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Bryant Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Jackson Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Stymus Family Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Floyd - Jones Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Old Grace Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Old Town Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Brewster Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Payne Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Amityville Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Wantagh Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Oakfield Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakfield Cemetery
    • The Oakfield Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Old Burying Ground
  • Brewster Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (339 more) ...

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>

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

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

  • Amityville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Lindenhurst
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Wyandanch
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Melville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Babylon
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Deer Park
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Bay Shore
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Elwood
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Elwood is located in Suffolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elwood
  • Huntington
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Cold Spring Harbor
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Brentwood
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Greenlawn
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Islip
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Commack
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Cedarhurst
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)

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

Newspapers Published in North Massapequa ...

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 297 newspapers that have been published in the area around North Massapequa.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of North Massapequa, 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 North Massapequa.

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 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 North Massapequa:

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 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.
<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 North Massapequa, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 from Point A (ie- North Massapequa) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.