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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 Northwest Harbor (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 Northwest Harbor. 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 Northwest Harbor ...

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 Northwest Harbor: NW. Harbor

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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals 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.

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

  • Suffolk County     (The home county of Northwest Harbor)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Northwest Harbor, with the one closest to Northwest Harbor listed first.
    • Springs
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springs
      • Springs is located in Suffolk County
    • Jericho
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho
      • Jericho is located in Suffolk County
    • East Hampton
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Sag Harbor
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Amagansett
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Amagansett have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amagansett
      • Amagansett is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Amagansett <2>
    • Bay Point
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Point
      • Bay Point is located in Suffolk County
    • North Haven
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Haven
      • North Haven is located in Suffolk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 894 people
    • Alberts Landing
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberts Landing
      • Alberts Landing is located in Suffolk County
    • Wainscott
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wainscott have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wainscott
      • Wainscott is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wainscott <2>
    • Bridgehampton
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Sagaponack
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Noyack
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Middlesex County (CT)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Northwest Harbor, with the one closest to Northwest Harbor listed first.
    • Fenwick
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fenwick
      • Fenwick is located in Middlesex County (CT)
    • Plum Bank Beach
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Bank Beach
      • Plum Bank Beach is located in Middlesex County (CT)
    • Old Saybrook
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Saybrook have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Saybrook
      • Old Saybrook is located in Middlesex County (CT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,028 people
    • Old Saybrook
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Saybrook have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Saybrook
      • Old Saybrook is located in Middlesex County (CT)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Old Saybrook <2>
    • Saybrook Manor
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saybrook Manor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saybrook Manor
      • Saybrook Manor is located in Middlesex County (CT)
    • Westbrook
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Westbrook
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbrook
      • Westbrook is located in Middlesex County (CT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,842 people
    • Clinton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clinton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
      • Clinton is located in Middlesex County (CT)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clinton <2>
    • Centerbrook
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Clinton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clinton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
      • Clinton is located in Middlesex County (CT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,881 people
    • Essex
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Essex have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essex
      • Essex is located in Middlesex County (CT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,634 people
    • Essex
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
  • New Haven County (CT)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Northwest Harbor, with the one closest to Northwest Harbor listed first.
    • Madison
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Madison have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
      • Madison is located in New Haven County (CT)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Madison <2>
    • Guilford
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • New London County (CT)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Northwest Harbor, with the one closest to Northwest Harbor listed first.
    • South Lyme
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Lyme have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Lyme
      • South Lyme is located in New London County (CT)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Lyme <2>
    • Niantic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Old Lyme
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Lyme have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Lyme
      • Old Lyme is located in New London County (CT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,280 people
    • Old Lyme
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Lyme have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Lyme
      • Old Lyme is located in New London County (CT)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Old Lyme <2>
    • Pleasure Beach
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasure Beach
      • Pleasure Beach is located in New London County (CT)
    • Eastern Point
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Eastern Point. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastern Point
      • Eastern Point is located in New London County (CT)
    • East Lyme
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Lyme have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lyme
      • East Lyme is located in New London County (CT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,525 people
    • East Lyme
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Groton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Groton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groton
      • Groton is located in New London County (CT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,872 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Groton <2>
    • New London
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New London have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New London
      • New London is located in New London County (CT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,870 people
    • Waterford
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waterford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterford
      • Waterford is located in New London County (CT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,865 people
    • Waterford
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterford
      • Waterford is located in New London County (CT)
      • Waterford has also been known as:
      • Central Waterford
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waterford <2>

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

Newspapers Published in Northwest Harbor ...

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 100 newspapers that have been published in the area around Northwest Harbor.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Northwest Harbor, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Northwest Harbor.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Northwest Harbor:

Cemeteries Near Northwest Harbor ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Northwest Harbor.

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 Northwest Harbor covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Most Holy Trinity RC Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Most Holy Trinity RC Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Most Holy Trinity RC Cemetery
  • Brown Swamp Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brown Swamp Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brown Swamp Cemetery
  • Richard King Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Richard King Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Richard King Cemetery
  • St. David AME Zion Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. David AME Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. David AME Zion Cemetery
  • Oakland Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Cedar Lawn Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cedar Lawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cedar Lawn Cemetery
  • North End Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the North End Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North End Cemetery
  • Lily Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lily Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lily Hill Cemetery
  • Green River Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Green River Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Green River Cemetery
  • Springs Community Presbyterian Church Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Edwards Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Edwards Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Edwards Cemetery
  • St. Andrews Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Andrews Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Andrews Cemetery
  • Continue List   (156 more) ...
    • Jericho Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jericho Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jericho Cemetery
    • South End Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the South End Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the South End Cemetery
    • St. Luke's Memorial Garden
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Luke's Memorial Garden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Luke's Memorial Garden

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>

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

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

  • East Hampton
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Springs
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springs
    • Springs is located in Suffolk County
  • Sag Harbor
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Amagansett
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Amagansett have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amagansett
    • Amagansett is located in Suffolk County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Amagansett <2>
  • Bridgehampton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Sagaponack
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Shelter Island
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shelter Island have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelter Island
    • Shelter Island is located in Suffolk County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shelter Island <2>
  • Watermill
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Watermill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watermill
    • Watermill is located in Suffolk County
  • Shelter Island Heights
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shelter Island Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelter Island Heights
    • Shelter Island Heights is located in Suffolk County
  • Orient
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orient have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orient
    • Orient is located in Suffolk County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orient <2>
  • Greenport
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • East Marion
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Marion have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Marion
    • East Marion is located in Suffolk County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Marion <2>
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Orient Point
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orient Point
      • Orient Point is located in Suffolk County
    • Southold
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Southold have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southold
      • Southold is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Southold <2>
    • Southampton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southampton
      • Southampton is located in Suffolk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,313 people
      • Southampton has also been known as:
      • Southampton village
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Southampton <2>

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Northwest Harbor. 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Northwest Harbor) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Northwest Harbor. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.0098, Longitude: -72.2212       In this case, the coordinates for Northwest Harbor have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Northwest Harbor, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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