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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 Pine Aire (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 Pine Aire. 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 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.

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

  • Suffolk County     (The home county of Pine Aire)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pine Aire, with the one closest to Pine Aire listed first.
    • Brentwood
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Baywood
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Baywood is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baywood
    • North Bay Shore
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • North Bay Shore is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bay Shore
    • Deer Park
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Brightwaters
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Bay Shore
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Central Islip
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Dix Hills
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • West Bay Shore
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • West Bay Shore is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bay Shore
    • West Islip
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • West Islip is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Islip
    • Islip Terrace
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Islip
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • North Babylon
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • North Babylon is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Babylon
  • Bronx County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pine Aire, with the one closest to Pine Aire listed first.
    • City Island
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • City Island is located in Bronx County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for City Island
    • Locust Point
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Locust Point is located in Bronx County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Point
    • Throggs Neck
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Throggs Neck is located in Bronx County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Throggs Neck
    • Eastchester
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Eastchester is located in Bronx County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastchester
  • Nassau County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pine Aire, with the one closest to Pine Aire listed first.
    • Farmingdale
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Old Bethpage
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • South Farmingdale
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • South Farmingdale is located in Nassau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Farmingdale
    • East Massapequa
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • East Massapequa is located in Nassau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Massapequa
    • North Massapequa
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • North Massapequa is located in Nassau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Massapequa
    • Plainview
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Swedetown Village
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Swedetown Village is located in Nassau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swedetown Village
    • Woodbury
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Massapequa Park
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Bethpage
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Plainedge
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Plainedge is located in Nassau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainedge
    • Biltmore Shores
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Biltmore Shores is located in Nassau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biltmore Shores
    • Harbor Green
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Harbor Green is located in Nassau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Green
  • Queens County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pine Aire, with the one closest to Pine Aire listed first.
    • Douglaston
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Little Neck
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Queens Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Bayside
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Rosedale
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Hollis
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Rochdale Village
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Rochdale Village is located in Queens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochdale Village
    • Bayswater
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Bayswater is located in Queens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayswater
    • Far Rockaway
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Beechhurst
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Beechhurst is located in Queens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechhurst
    • Jamaica
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Queens
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Morris Park
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Morris Park is located in Queens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris Park
  • Westchester County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pine Aire, with the one closest to Pine Aire listed first.
    • Milton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Milton is located in Westchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
    • Port Chester
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Rye
      (25 miles [40.2 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>
    • Harrison
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Mamaroneck
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Larchmont
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Rye Brook
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • New Rochelle
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Purchase
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Pelham Manor
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Pelham
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • 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>
    • Eastchester
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
    • Mount Vernon
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Fairfield County (CT)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pine Aire, with the one closest to Pine Aire listed first.
    • Darien
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Darien is located in Fairfield County (CT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darien
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,693 people
    • Rowayton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Shippan Point
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Shippan Point is located in Fairfield County (CT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shippan Point
    • Compo
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Compo is located in Fairfield County (CT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Compo
    • East Norwalk
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • East Norwalk is located in Fairfield County (CT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Norwalk
    • Norwalk
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Norwalk is located in Fairfield County (CT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwalk
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 88,655 people
    • South Norwalk
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • South Norwalk is located in Fairfield County (CT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Norwalk
    • Darien
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Noroton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Noroton is located in Fairfield County (CT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noroton
    • Old Greenwich
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Belle Haven
      (24 miles [38.6 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 northwest)
    • Glenbrook
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Glenbrook is located in Fairfield County (CT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenbrook

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

Cemeteries Near Pine Aire ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pine Aire.

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 Pine Aire - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Calvary Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Brentwood Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Pilgrim State Psychiatric Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Oakwood Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • St. Patricks Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • First Methodist Church Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Old Central Islip Psychiatric Center Patient Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Carll Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Commack Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • St. Josephs Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Babylon Rural Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Babylon Rural Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Babylon Rural Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Babylon.
    • The Babylon Rural Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Babylon Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1032904 <2>
  • Continue List   (299 more) ...
    • Hauppauge Methodist Episcopal Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Holy Cross Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Pinelawn Memorial Park
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • 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>

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 Pine Aire in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Pine Aire.

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

  • Brentwood
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Deer Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Bay Shore
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Wyandanch
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Islip
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Central Islip
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Commack
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Babylon
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Hauppauge
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Great River
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Elwood
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Elwood is located in Suffolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elwood
  • Lindenhurst
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • East Northport
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • East Northport is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Northport
    • Smithtown
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Melville
      (7 miles [11.3 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 Pine Aire. See our List of 1890's Communities around Pine Aire.

Newspapers Published in Pine Aire ...

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 201 newspapers that have been published in the area around Pine Aire.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Pine Aire, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Pine Aire.

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 Pine Aire:

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 Pine Aire, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Pine Aire) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.