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 Old Bethpage (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 Old Bethpage. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Old Bethpage 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 Old Bethpage. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Old Bethpage:
- Nassau County (The home county of Old Bethpage)
- The following are listed by their distance from Old Bethpage, with the one closest to Old Bethpage listed first.
- Plainview
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Bethpage
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Swedetown Village
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Swedetown Village is located in Nassau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swedetown Village
- Farmingdale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- South Farmingdale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- South Farmingdale is located in Nassau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Farmingdale
- Plainedge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Plainedge is located in Nassau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainedge
- Hicksville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Woodbury
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jericho
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- North Massapequa
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- North Massapequa is located in Nassau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Massapequa
- Levittown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Massapequa Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Bronx County
- The following are listed by their distance from Old Bethpage, with the one closest to Old Bethpage listed first.
- City Island
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- City Island is located in Bronx County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for City Island
- Locust Point
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Locust Point is located in Bronx County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Point
- Throggs Neck
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Throggs Neck is located in Bronx County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Throggs Neck
- Eastchester
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Eastchester is located in Bronx County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastchester
- Bronx
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- 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>
- Williams Bridge
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Williams Bridge is located in Bronx County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Bridge
- Concourse Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Concourse Village is located in Bronx County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concourse Village
- Fordham
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Fordham is located in Bronx County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fordham
- Kings Bridge
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Kings Bridge is located in Bronx County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Bridge
- Riverdale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Spuyten Duyvil
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Spuyten Duyvil is located in Bronx County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spuyten Duyvil
- Kings County
- The following are listed by their distance from Old Bethpage, with the one closest to Old Bethpage listed first.
- Brownsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Brownsville is located in Kings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Bushwick
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Bushwick is located in Kings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushwick
- Canarsie
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Canarsie is located in Kings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canarsie
- Marcus Garvey Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Greenpoint
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Greenpoint is located in Kings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenpoint
- Weeksville ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Weeksville is located in Kings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weeksville
- Brooklyn
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Flatlands
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Flatlands is located in Kings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatlands
- Williamsburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Williamsburg is located in Kings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
- Flatbush
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Flatbush is located in Kings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatbush
- Gravesend
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Gravesend is located in Kings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravesend
- Brooklyn Heights
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Brooklyn Heights is located in Kings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn Heights
- New York County
- The following are listed by their distance from Old Bethpage, with the one closest to Old Bethpage listed first.
- Delano Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Delano Village is located in New York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delano Village
- 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
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Inwood is located in New York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inwood
- Washington Heights
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Washington Heights is located in New York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Heights
- Yorkville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Yorkville is located in New York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkville
- Harlem
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Harlem is located in New York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlem
- Manhattan
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Manhattan is located in New York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manhattan
- Morningside Heights
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Morningside Heights is located in New York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morningside Heights
- Park West Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Park West Village is located in New York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park West Village
- 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
- 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
- Queens County
- The following are listed by their distance from Old Bethpage, with the one closest to Old Bethpage listed first.
- Little Neck
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Douglaston
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Queens Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Rosedale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bayside
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Hollis
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Queens
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Rochdale Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Rochdale Village is located in Queens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochdale Village
- Far Rockaway
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Beechhurst
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Beechhurst is located in Queens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechhurst
- Jamaica
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Whitestone
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Rockland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Old Bethpage, with the one closest to Old Bethpage listed first.
- Palisades
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Piermont
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sparkill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Suffolk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Old Bethpage, with the one closest to Old Bethpage listed first.
- Melville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- East Farmingdale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- East Farmingdale is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Farmingdale
- West Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- West Hills is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hills
- Wheatley Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Wyandanch
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- North Amityville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- North Amityville is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Amityville
- South Huntington
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- South Huntington is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Huntington
- Amityville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- North Lindenhurst
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- North Lindenhurst is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Lindenhurst
- Deer Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Dix Hills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Copiague
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Westchester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Old Bethpage, with the one closest to Old Bethpage listed first.
- Milton
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Milton is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
- Harrison
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- 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)
- Rye
(19 miles [30.6 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>
- New Rochelle
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Pelham Manor
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Eastchester
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pelham
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Vernon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rye Brook
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fairfield County (CT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Old Bethpage, with the one closest to Old Bethpage listed first.
- Old Greenwich
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Shippan Point
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Shippan Point is located in Fairfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shippan Point
- Darien
(19 miles [30.6 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
- Belle Haven
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Belle Haven is located in Fairfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Haven
- Noroton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Noroton is located in Fairfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noroton
- Stamford
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Cos Cob
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Greenwich
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Greenwich is located in Fairfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwich
- Population from the 2020 Census: 62,769 people
- Greenwich
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Darien
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Glenbrook
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Glenbrook is located in Fairfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenbrook
- Glenville
(21 miles [33.8 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 Old Bethpage, with the one closest to Old Bethpage listed first.
- Fort Lee
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Fort Lee is located in Bergen County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Lee
- Linwood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Linwood is located in Bergen County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
- Englewood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Englewood is located in Bergen County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Englewood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,278 people
- Saint Josephs Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Josephs Village is located in Bergen County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Josephs Village
- Ridgefield Park
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Ridgefield Park is located in Bergen County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgefield Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,837 people
- Teaneck
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Teaneck is located in Bergen County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teaneck
- West Englewood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- West Englewood is located in Bergen County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Englewood
- Hudson County (NJ)
- The following are listed by their distance from Old Bethpage, with the one closest to Old Bethpage listed first.
- Guttenberg
(28 miles [45.1 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
- 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
- Hoboken
(30 miles [48.3 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
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Old Bethpage, see our County-by-County Page for Old Bethpage.
Cemeteries Near Old Bethpage ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Old Bethpage.
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 Old Bethpage - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Old Bethpage covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Old Bethpage, with the one closest to Old Bethpage listed first.
- Stymus Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Lower Melville Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Plainedge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- St. Charles RC Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Charles RC Cemetery
- The St. Charles RC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Cemetery of the Ressurection
- Resurrection Cemetery
- St. Charles Cemetery
- St. Charles and Resurrection Cemeteries
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #65944 <2>
- Pinelawn Memorial Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinelawn Memorial Park
- The Pinelawn Memorial Park has also been known as:
- Pine Lawn Memorial Park
- Pinelawn Cemetery
- Pinelawn Memorial Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #174076 <2>
- Long Island National Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Melville Rural Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Wellwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Beth Moses Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bryant Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Amityville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Ararat Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (381 more) ...
- New Montefiore Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- St. John's Catholic Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- West Hills Methodist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
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 Old Bethpage in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Old Bethpage.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Old Bethpage, with the one closest to Old Bethpage listed first.
- Melville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Wyandanch
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Amityville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Lindenhurst
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Deer Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Cold Spring Harbor
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Huntington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Babylon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Elwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Elwood is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elwood
- Greenlawn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Brentwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Commack
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- East Northport
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- East Northport is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Northport
- Centerport
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bay Shore
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Old Bethpage. See our List of 1890's Communities around Old Bethpage.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Old Bethpage ...
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 76 newspapers that have been published in the area around Old Bethpage.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Old Bethpage. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Old Bethpage and those printed in the larger area surrounding Old Bethpage.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<4> of Old Bethpage.
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 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 Old Bethpage:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Nassau County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bronx County
- Kings County
- New York County
- Queens County
- Rockland County
- Suffolk County
- Westchester County
- Fairfield County
- Bergen County
- Hudson County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for New York
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 Old Bethpage, 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- Old Bethpage) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |