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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 Port Jefferson Station (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 Port Jefferson Station. 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.

Name Variations for Port Jefferson Station ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Port Jefferson Station: Prt. Jefferson Sta. (in Canada, 'Stn.' is the more common abbreviation.)

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

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 hospitals and 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.

Port Jefferson Station 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 Port Jefferson Station. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Port Jefferson Station:

  • Suffolk County     (The home county of Port Jefferson Station)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Port Jefferson Station, with the one closest to Port Jefferson Station listed first.
    • Mount Sinai
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Port Jefferson
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Terryville
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Terryville is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terryville
    • Belle Terre
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Belle Terre is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Terre
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 785 people
    • Poquott
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Poquott is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poquott
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 929 people
    • Miller Place
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Setauket
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • East Setauket
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Sound Beach
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Selden
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Coram
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Stony Brook
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Centereach
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Nassau County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Port Jefferson Station, with the one closest to Port Jefferson Station listed first.
    • Laurel Hollow
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Laurel Hollow is located in Nassau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Hollow
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,027 people
    • Old Bethpage
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Cove Neck
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Cove Neck is located in Nassau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Neck
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
    • Woodbury
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Farmingdale
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Plainview
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • South Farmingdale
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • South Farmingdale is located in Nassau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Farmingdale
    • Centre Island
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Centre Island is located in Nassau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centre Island
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 404 people
    • Oyster Bay Cove
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Oyster Bay Cove is located in Nassau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oyster Bay Cove
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,243 people
    • Syosset
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Bethpage
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Swedetown Village
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Swedetown Village is located in Nassau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swedetown Village
    • Oyster Bay
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
  • Fairfield County (CT)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Port Jefferson Station, with the one closest to Port Jefferson Station listed first.
    • Stratford
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Black Rock
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Black Rock is located in Fairfield County (CT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Rock
    • Fairfield
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Stratford
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Stratford is located in Fairfield County (CT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stratford
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 51,660 people
    • Bridgeport
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Bridgeport is located in Fairfield County (CT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 143,525 people
    • Bridgeport
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Bridgeport is located in Fairfield County (CT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 143,525 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bridgeport <1>
    • Greens Farms
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Southport
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Compo
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Compo is located in Fairfield County (CT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Compo
    • Fairfield
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Fairfield is located in Fairfield County (CT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 62,215 people
    • Melville Village
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Melville Village is located in Fairfield County (CT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melville Village
    • Westport
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Westport is located in Fairfield County (CT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westport
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,444 people
    • Greenfield Hill
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Greenfield Hill is located in Fairfield County (CT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield Hill
  • New Haven County (CT)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Port Jefferson Station, with the one closest to Port Jefferson Station listed first.
    • Milford
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Milford is located in New Haven County (CT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 54,781 people
    • Milford
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Milford is located in New Haven County (CT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 53,259 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milford <1>
    • Orange
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Orange is located in New Haven County (CT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,882 people
    • Orange
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • West Haven
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • West Haven is located in New Haven County (CT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Haven
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 54,367 people
    • West Haven
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Short Beach
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Short Beach is located in New Haven County (CT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Beach
    • Allingtown
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • East Haven
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Derby
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Derby is located in New Haven County (CT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,257 people
    • Derby
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Derby is located in New Haven County (CT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,257 people
      • Former name for Derby:
      • Birmingham
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Derby <1>
    • Branford
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Branford is located in New Haven County (CT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branford
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,736 people
    • Branford
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)

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

Cemeteries Near Port Jefferson Station ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Port Jefferson Station.

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 Port Jefferson Station - one of the links might be able to help.

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

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Port Jefferson Station, with the one closest to Port Jefferson Station listed first.

  • Cedar Hill Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Nassakeage - Hawkins Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Washington Memorial Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Caroline Episcopal Church Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caroline Episcopal Church Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Caroline Episcopal Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Setauket.
    • The Caroline Episcopal Church Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Caroline Churchyard
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #249765 <2>
  • Setauket Presbyterian Church Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Methodist Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Laurel Hill African-American Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • St. James Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Agudat Achim Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Union Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Roe Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Johah Smith Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (321 more) ...
    • The Old Catholic Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Old Catholic Cemetery
      • The Old Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
      • The Old Middle Country Road Cemetery
    • Coram Village Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Old Coram Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)

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 Port Jefferson Station in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Port Jefferson Station.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Port Jefferson Station, with the one closest to Port Jefferson Station listed first.

  • Terryville
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Terryville is located in Suffolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terryville
  • Mount Sinai
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Port Jefferson
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Setauket
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • East Setauket
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Selden
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Coram
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Stony Brook
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Lake Grove
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Saint James
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Middle Island
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Rocky Point
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Port Jefferson Station ...

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 161 newspapers that have been published in the area around Port Jefferson Station.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Port Jefferson Station. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Port Jefferson Station and those printed in the larger area surrounding Port Jefferson Station.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<4> of Port Jefferson Station.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 Port Jefferson Station:

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 Port Jefferson Station, 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- Port Jefferson Station) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.