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 Reeves Park (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 Reeves Park. 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 Reeves Park ...
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.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.
While the name of this community is Reeves Park, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Reeves Park may originally have been Reeve's Park.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Reeves Park might be written as Reeve Park.
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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Reeves Park is located in Suffolk County.
To see how the shape of New York's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
Below are the counties that are near Reeves Park. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Reeves Park:
- Suffolk County (The home county of Reeves Park)
- The following are listed by their distance from Reeves Park, with the one closest to Reeves Park listed first.
- Baiting Hollow
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baiting Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baiting Hollow
- Baiting Hollow is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baiting Hollow <3>
- Foxwood Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Foxwood Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxwood Village
- Foxwood Village is located in Suffolk County
- Glenwood Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glenwood Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood Village
- Glenwood Village is located in Suffolk County
- Aquebogue
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Luce Landing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luce Landing
- Luce Landing is located in Suffolk County
- Northville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Northville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northville
- Northville is located in Suffolk County
- Calverton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Riverhead
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Northampton
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Northampton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northampton
- Northampton is located in Suffolk County
- Pine Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Valley
- Pine Valley is located in Suffolk County
- Riverside
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverside have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Riverside is located in Suffolk County
- Flanders
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flanders have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flanders
- Flanders is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flanders <3>
- Wading River
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Fairfield County (CT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Reeves Park, with the one closest to Reeves Park listed first.
- Stratford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Oronoque
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Oronoque. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oronoque
- Oronoque is located in Fairfield County (CT)
- Stratford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stratford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stratford
- Stratford is located in Fairfield County (CT)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 51,660 people
- Bridgeport
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Black Rock
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Rock
- Black Rock is located in Fairfield County (CT)
- Bridgeport
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bridgeport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
- Bridgeport is located in Fairfield County (CT)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 143,525 people
- Nichols
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nichols
- Nichols is located in Fairfield County (CT)
- Shelton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fairfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Middlesex County (CT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Reeves Park, with the one closest to Reeves Park listed first.
- Clinton
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Clinton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clinton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Clinton is located in Middlesex County (CT)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,881 people
- Grove Beach
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Grove Beach. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Beach
- Grove Beach is located in Middlesex County (CT)
- Westbrook
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbrook
- Westbrook is located in Middlesex County (CT)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,842 people
- Westbrook
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Plum Bank Beach
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Bank Beach
- Plum Bank Beach is located in Middlesex County (CT)
- Killingworth
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Fenwick
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fenwick
- Fenwick is located in Middlesex County (CT)
- Saybrook Manor
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saybrook Manor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saybrook Manor
- Saybrook Manor is located in Middlesex County (CT)
- Old Saybrook
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Saybrook have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Saybrook
- Old Saybrook is located in Middlesex County (CT)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,028 people
- Old Saybrook
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Saybrook have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Saybrook
- Old Saybrook is located in Middlesex County (CT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Old Saybrook <3>
- Killingworth
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Killingworth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Killingworth
- Killingworth is located in Middlesex County (CT)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,340 people
- Ivoryton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- New Haven County (CT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Reeves Park, with the one closest to Reeves Park listed first.
- Pine Orchard
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Orchard
- Pine Orchard is located in New Haven County (CT)
- Stony Creek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Stony Creek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Creek
- Stony Creek is located in New Haven County (CT)
- Branford
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Branford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branford
- Branford is located in New Haven County (CT)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 27,736 people
- Branford
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Guilford
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Short Beach
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Beach
- Short Beach is located in New Haven County (CT)
- East Haven
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for East Haven. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Haven
- East Haven is located in New Haven County (CT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Haven <3>
- Madison
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- East Haven
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Haven have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Haven
- East Haven is located in New Haven County (CT)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,454 people
- Guilford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Guilford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guilford
- Guilford is located in New Haven County (CT)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 22,043 people
- North Branford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Branford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Branford
- North Branford is located in New Haven County (CT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Branford <3>
- West Haven
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Haven have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Haven
- West Haven is located in New Haven County (CT)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54,367 people
- West Haven
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Reeves Park, see our County-by-County Page for Reeves Park.
Cemeteries Near Reeves Park ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Reeves Park.
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.
If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Reeves Park covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Reeves Park, with the one closest to Reeves Park listed first.
- Baiting Hollow Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Baiting Hollow Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Baiting Hollow Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Riverhead Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverhead Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riverhead Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- St. Johns Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Northville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Northville Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Northville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Sound Ave. Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sound Ave. Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sound Ave. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Calverton National Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Wells Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wells Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wells Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Aquebogue Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Aquebogue Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Aquebogue Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jamesport Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jamesport Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jamesport Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Wading River Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wading River Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wading River Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Laurel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Laurel Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Laurel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Olivers Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Olivers Hill Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Olivers Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Continue List (245 more) ...
- Methodist Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Methodist Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Methodist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Robinson & Gordon Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Robinson & Gordon Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Robinson & Gordon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Old Presbyterian Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Presbyterian Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Presbyterian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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.<6>
While we didn't find Reeves Park in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Reeves Park.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Reeves Park, with the one closest to Reeves Park listed first.
- Baiting Hollow
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baiting Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baiting Hollow
- Baiting Hollow is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baiting Hollow <3>
- Calverton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Riverhead
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Aquebogue
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Wading River
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Flanders
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flanders have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flanders
- Flanders is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flanders <3>
- Jamesport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Manorville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manorville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manorville
- Manorville is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manorville <3>
- Mattituck
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Eastport
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastport
- Eastport is located in Suffolk County
- Speonk
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Speonk have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speonk
- Speonk is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Speonk <3>
- Westhampton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- East Moriches
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Quogue
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quogue have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quogue
- Quogue is located in Suffolk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,015 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Quogue <3>
- East Quogue
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Quogue have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Quogue
- East Quogue is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Quogue <3>
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Reeves Park. See our List of 1890's Communities around Reeves Park.
Newspapers Published in Reeves Park ...
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 Reeves Park.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Reeves Park, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<7>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Reeves Park.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Reeves Park:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Suffolk County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Fairfield County
- Middlesex County
- New Haven County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for New York
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Reeves Park. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Suffolk County: www.co.suffolk.ny.us/
The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/
Footnotes ...
<1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
<2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
<3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
<4> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
<5> | 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. |
<6> | 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 Reeves Park, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
<7> | 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- Reeves Park) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Reeves Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.9718, Longitude: -72.7123 In this case, the coordinates for Reeves Park have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |