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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 Neck (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 Neck. 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.

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

  • Suffolk County     (The home county of Pine Neck)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pine Neck, with the one closest to Pine Neck listed first.
    • Noyack
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Bay Point
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Bay Point is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Point
    • Sag Harbor
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • North Haven
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • North Haven is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Haven
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 894 people
    • Shelter Island
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Westmoreland
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Westmoreland is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westmoreland
    • Bridgehampton
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Shelter Island Heights
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Watermill
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Watermill is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watermill
    • West Mecox Village
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • West Mecox Village is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Mecox Village
    • North Sea
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • North Sea is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Sea
    • Dering Harbor
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Dering Harbor is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dering Harbor
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 11 people
    • New Suffolk
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Middlesex County (CT)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pine Neck, with the one closest to Pine Neck listed first.
    • Fenwick
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Fenwick is located in Middlesex County (CT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fenwick
    • Plum Bank Beach
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Plum Bank Beach is located in Middlesex County (CT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Bank Beach
    • Grove Beach
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Grove Beach is located in Middlesex County (CT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Beach
    • Old Saybrook
      (20 miles [32.2 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
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Saybrook Manor
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Saybrook Manor is located in Middlesex County (CT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saybrook Manor
    • Westbrook
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Westbrook
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Westbrook is located in Middlesex County (CT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbrook
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,842 people
    • Clinton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Clinton
      (22 miles [35.4 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
    • Centerbrook
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Essex
      (24 miles [38.6 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
    • Essex
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
  • New Haven County (CT)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pine Neck, with the one closest to Pine Neck listed first.
    • Madison
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • East River
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • East River is located in New Haven County (CT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East River
    • Guilford
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Madison
      (27 miles [43.5 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
    • Stony Creek
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Stony Creek is located in New Haven County (CT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Creek
    • Guilford
      (29 miles [46.7 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
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • North Madison is located in New Haven County (CT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Madison
    • Pine Orchard
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Pine Orchard is located in New Haven County (CT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Orchard
    • Branford
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Branford is located in New Haven County (CT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branford
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,736 people
  • New London County (CT)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pine Neck, with the one closest to Pine Neck listed first.
    • Old Lyme
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • South Lyme
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Old Lyme
      (22 miles [35.4 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
    • Niantic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Pleasure Beach
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Pleasure Beach is located in New London County (CT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasure Beach
    • East Lyme
      (25 miles [40.2 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
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Hamburg
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Hamburg is located in New London County (CT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg
    • Sterling City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Sterling City is located in New London County (CT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling City
    • Waterford
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Waterford is located in New London County (CT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterford
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,865 people
    • Eastern Point
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Eastern Point is located in New London County (CT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastern Point
    • Groton
      (26 miles [41.8 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>
    • New London
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • New London is located in New London County (CT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New London
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,870 people

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

Cemeteries Near Pine Neck ...

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

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 Neck - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • St. Andrews Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Noyac Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Oakland Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • St. David AME Zion Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Hay Ground Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Bridgehampton Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Edgewood Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Nichols Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Shelter Island Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Shelter Island Presbyterian Church Burial Ground
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Quaker Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Poxabogue Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (162 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 Pine Neck in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Pine Neck.

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

  • Sag Harbor
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Bridgehampton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Shelter Island
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Watermill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Watermill is located in Suffolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watermill
  • Shelter Island Heights
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Sagaponack
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Southold
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • New Suffolk
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Peconic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Greenport
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Cutchogue
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Southampton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Southampton is located in Suffolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southampton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,313 people
    • Southampton has also been known as:
    • Southampton village
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Southampton <1>
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • East Hampton
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • East Marion
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Shinnecock Hills
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Shinnecock Hills is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shinnecock Hills

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

Newspapers Published in Pine Neck ...

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 104 newspapers that have been published in the area around Pine Neck.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Pine Neck, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Pine Neck.

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 Pine Neck:

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 Neck, 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' (or 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- Pine Neck) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.