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 Orient (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 Orient. 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 and hospitals 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.
Orient is located in Suffolk County.
To see how the shape of New York's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
Below are the counties that are near Orient. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Orient:
- Suffolk County (The home county of Orient)
- The following are listed by their distance from Orient, with the one closest to Orient listed first.
- East Marion
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Orient Point
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Orient Point is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orient Point
- Dering Harbor
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Dering Harbor is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dering Harbor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11 people
- Greenport
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Shelter Island Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Shelter Island
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Westmoreland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Westmoreland is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westmoreland
- North Haven
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- North Haven is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Haven
- Population from the 2020 Census: 894 people
- Southold
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bay Point
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Bay Point is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Point
- Sag Harbor
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Northwest Harbor
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Northwest Harbor is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwest Harbor
- Middlesex County (CT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Orient, with the one closest to Orient listed first.
- Fenwick
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Fenwick is located in Middlesex County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fenwick
- Plum Bank Beach
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Plum Bank Beach is located in Middlesex County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Bank Beach
- Old Saybrook
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Old Saybrook is located in Middlesex County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Saybrook
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,028 people
- Old Saybrook
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Saybrook Manor
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Saybrook Manor is located in Middlesex County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saybrook Manor
- Westbrook
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Grove Beach
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Grove Beach is located in Middlesex County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Beach
- Westbrook
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Westbrook is located in Middlesex County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbrook
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,842 people
- Clinton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Centerbrook
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Essex
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Essex is located in Middlesex County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essex
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,634 people
- Clinton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Clinton is located in Middlesex County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,881 people
- New Haven County (CT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Orient, with the one closest to Orient listed first.
- Madison
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- East River
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- East River is located in New Haven County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East River
- Madison
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Madison is located in New Haven County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,924 people
- Guilford
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Guilford
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Guilford is located in New Haven County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guilford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 22,043 people
- North Madison
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- North Madison is located in New Haven County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Madison
- Stony Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Stony Creek is located in New Haven County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Creek
- Pine Orchard
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Pine Orchard is located in New Haven County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Orchard
- North Branford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Branford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Branford is located in New Haven County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 27,736 people
- North Branford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- North Branford is located in New Haven County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Branford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,066 people
- Branford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- New London County (CT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Orient, with the one closest to Orient listed first.
- South Lyme
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Old Lyme
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Old Lyme is located in New London County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Lyme
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,280 people
- Old Lyme
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Niantic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasure Beach
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasure Beach is located in New London County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasure Beach
- East Lyme
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- East Lyme is located in New London County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lyme
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,525 people
- East Lyme
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Waterford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Waterford is located in New London County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,865 people
- Waterford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Waterford is located in New London County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterford
- Waterford has also been known as:
- Central Waterford
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waterford <1>
- Hamburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Hamburg is located in New London County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg
- Eastern Point
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Eastern Point is located in New London County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastern Point
- Groton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Groton is located in New London County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,872 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Groton <1>
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Orient, see our County-by-County Page for Orient.
Cemeteries Near Orient ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Orient.
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 Orient - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Orient covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Orient, with the one closest to Orient listed first.
- Orient Central Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Orient Congregational Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Terry Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- East Marion Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Terry Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Orient Point Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orient Point Cemetery
- The Orient Point Cemetery has also been known as:
- Latham Cemetery
- Latham Family Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #65064 <2>
- Sterling Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Stirling Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Green Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- St. Agnes Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Our Lady of the Isle Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Quaker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (269 more) ...
- St. Mary's Episcopal Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Hashamomack Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hashamomack Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hashamomack Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the southwest of Greenport.
- The Hashamomack Cemetery has also been known as:
- Arshamomaque Cemetery
- Hashamomack Old Families Burying Ground
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2272519 <2>
- Shelter Island Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
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.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Orient had a population of 808 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Orient, with the one closest to Orient listed first.
- East Marion
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Greenport
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Orient Point
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Orient Point is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orient Point
- Shelter Island Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Shelter Island
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Southold
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Fenwick
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Fenwick is located in Middlesex County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fenwick
- Sag Harbor
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Peconic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Saybrook Point
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Saybrook Point is located in Middlesex County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saybrook Point
- Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Springs is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springs
- South Lyme
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Black Hall
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Black Hall is located in New London County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Hall
- Cutchogue
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Westbrook
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Orient. See our List of 1890's Communities around Orient.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Orient ...
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 94 newspapers that have been published in the area around Orient.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Orient. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Orient and those printed in the larger area surrounding Orient.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> of Orient.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 Orient:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Suffolk County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Middlesex County
- New Haven County
- New London 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> | 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- Orient) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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 Orient, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |