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 Plainview (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 Plainview. 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 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.
Plainview 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 Plainview. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Plainview:
- Nassau County (The home county of Plainview)
- The following are listed by their distance from Plainview, with the one closest to Plainview listed first.
- Old Bethpage
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Swedetown Village
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Swedetown Village is located in Nassau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swedetown Village
- Bethpage
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Woodbury
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Syosset
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Farmingdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Hicksville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Jericho
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Muttontown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Muttontown is located in Nassau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muttontown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,673 people
- Plainedge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Plainedge is located in Nassau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainedge
- South Farmingdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- South Farmingdale is located in Nassau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Farmingdale
- Levittown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Brookville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Bronx County
- The following are listed by their distance from Plainview, with the one closest to Plainview listed first.
- City Island
(17 miles [27.4 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
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Throggs Neck is located in Bronx County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Throggs Neck
- Eastchester
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Eastchester is located in Bronx County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastchester
- Bronx
(21 miles [33.8 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
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Williams Bridge is located in Bronx County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Bridge
- Concourse Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Concourse Village is located in Bronx County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concourse Village
- Fordham
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Fordham is located in Bronx County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fordham
- Kings Bridge
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Kings Bridge is located in Bronx County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Bridge
- Riverdale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Spuyten Duyvil
(24 miles [38.6 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 Plainview, with the one closest to Plainview listed first.
- Canarsie
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Canarsie is located in Kings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canarsie
- 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
- Marcus Garvey Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Weeksville ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Weeksville is located in Kings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weeksville
- Brooklyn
(25 miles [40.2 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
- Flatlands
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- 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
- New York
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- New York is located in Kings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New York
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,253,213 people
- 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 Plainview, with the one closest to Plainview listed first.
- Delano Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Delano Village is located in New York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delano Village
- East Harlem
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- East Harlem is located in New York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Harlem
- Inwood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Inwood is located in New York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inwood
- Harlem
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Harlem is located in New York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlem
- Seneca Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Seneca Village is located in New York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca Village
- 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
- Kips Bay
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Kips Bay is located in New York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kips Bay
- 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
- Peter Cooper Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Peter Cooper Village is located in New York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peter Cooper Village
- Stuyvesant Town
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Stuyvesant Town is located in New York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stuyvesant Town
- Queens County
- The following are listed by their distance from Plainview, with the one closest to Plainview listed first.
- Little Neck
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Douglaston
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Bayside
(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)
- Hollis
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Rochdale Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rochdale Village is located in Queens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochdale Village
- Beechhurst
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Beechhurst is located in Queens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechhurst
- Jamaica
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Queens
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Whitestone
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Far Rockaway
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Bayswater
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Bayswater is located in Queens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayswater
- Rockland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Plainview, with the one closest to Plainview listed first.
- Palisades
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Piermont
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sparkill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Grand View-on-Hudson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Grand View-on-Hudson is located in Rockland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand View-on-Hudson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 296 people
- Tappan
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Suffolk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Plainview, with the one closest to Plainview listed first.
- Melville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- West Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- West Hills is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hills
- South Huntington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- South Huntington is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Huntington
- East Farmingdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- East Farmingdale is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Farmingdale
- Wheatley Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Wyandanch
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- North Amityville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- North Amityville is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Amityville
- Cold Spring Harbor
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Huntington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Huntington Station
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- North Lindenhurst
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- North Lindenhurst is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Lindenhurst
- Amityville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Copiague
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Westchester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Plainview, with the one closest to Plainview listed first.
- Milton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Milton is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
- Rye
(17 miles [27.4 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
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Larchmont
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Mamaroneck
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Port Chester
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- New Rochelle
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Pelham Manor
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Pelham
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Rye Brook
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Eastchester
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Mount Vernon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Scarsdale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fairfield County (CT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Plainview, with the one closest to Plainview listed first.
- Old Greenwich
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Shippan Point
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Shippan Point is located in Fairfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shippan Point
- Darien
(18 miles [29 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
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Belle Haven is located in Fairfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Haven
- Cos Cob
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Noroton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Noroton is located in Fairfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noroton
- Stamford
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Greenwich
(19 miles [30.6 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
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Darien
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Glenbrook
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Glenbrook is located in Fairfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenbrook
- Noroton Heights
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Noroton Heights is located in Fairfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noroton Heights
- Glenville
(20 miles [32.2 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 Plainview, with the one closest to Plainview listed first.
- Fort Lee
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Fort Lee is located in Bergen County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Lee
- Linwood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Linwood is located in Bergen County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
- Englewood
(27 miles [43.5 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
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Josephs Village is located in Bergen County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Josephs Village
- Ridgefield Park
(29 miles [46.7 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
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Teaneck is located in Bergen County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teaneck
- West Englewood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- West Englewood is located in Bergen County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Englewood
- West Norwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- West Norwood is located in Bergen County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Norwood
- Hudson County (NJ)
- The following are listed by their distance from Plainview, with the one closest to Plainview 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
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- North Bergen is located in Hudson County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bergen
- Union City
(28 miles [45.1 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
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Weehawken is located in Hudson County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weehawken
- West New York
(28 miles [45.1 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
(29 miles [46.7 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
- Jersey City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Jersey City is located in Hudson County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jersey City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 262,664 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Plainview, see our County-by-County Page for Plainview.
Cemeteries Near Plainview ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Plainview.
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 Plainview - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Plainview covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Plainview, with the one closest to Plainview listed first.
- Plainedge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Stymus Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Lower Melville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Melville Rural Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Plainlawn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Pinelawn Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- 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
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Quaker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Bryant Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- St. Charles RC Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 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>
- Beth Moses Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wellwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (392 more) ...
- West Hills Methodist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Locust Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Wantagh 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.<3>
While we didn't find Plainview in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Plainview.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Plainview, with the one closest to Plainview listed first.
- Melville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Wyandanch
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Huntington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Cold Spring Harbor
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Amityville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Lindenhurst
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Deer Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- 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)
- Babylon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Centerport
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- 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
- Northport
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Brentwood
(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 Plainview. See our List of 1890's Communities around Plainview.
Newspapers Published in Plainview ...
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 123 newspapers that have been published in the area around Plainview.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Plainview, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Plainview.
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 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 Plainview:
- 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 Plainview, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Plainview) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |