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 Rose Grove (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 Rose Grove. 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 Rose Grove ...
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 occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Rose Grove: Rose Grv.
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 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.
Rose Grove 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 Rose Grove. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Rose Grove:
- Suffolk County (The home county of Rose Grove)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rose Grove, with the one closest to Rose Grove listed first.
- North Sea
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- North Sea is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Sea
- Noyack
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Watermill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Watermill is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watermill
- Bridgehampton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- New Suffolk
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Tuckahoe
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Tuckahoe is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckahoe
- West Mecox Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- West Mecox Village is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Mecox Village
- Bay Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Bay Point is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Point
- Sag Harbor
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Art Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Art Village is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Art Village
- Southampton
(5 miles [8 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>
- Shinnecock Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Shinnecock Hills is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shinnecock Hills
- Cutchogue
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Middlesex County (CT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rose Grove, with the one closest to Rose Grove listed first.
- Fenwick
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Fenwick is located in Middlesex County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fenwick
- Plum Bank Beach
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Plum Bank Beach is located in Middlesex County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Bank Beach
- Grove Beach
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Grove Beach is located in Middlesex County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Beach
- Saybrook Manor
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Saybrook Manor is located in Middlesex County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saybrook Manor
- Westbrook
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Clinton
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Old Saybrook
(23 miles [37 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
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Westbrook
(23 miles [37 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
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Clinton is located in Middlesex County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,881 people
- Centerbrook
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Essex
(27 miles [43.5 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
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- New Haven County (CT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rose Grove, with the one closest to Rose Grove listed first.
- Madison
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- East River
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- East River is located in New Haven County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East River
- Guilford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- 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
- Madison
(29 miles [46.7 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
- 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
- North Madison
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- North Madison is located in New Haven County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Madison
- New London County (CT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rose Grove, with the one closest to Rose Grove listed first.
- Old Lyme
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Old Lyme
(25 miles [40.2 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
- South Lyme
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Niantic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Pleasure Beach
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasure Beach is located in New London County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasure Beach
- East Lyme
(28 miles [45.1 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
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Hamburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Hamburg is located in New London County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg
- Sterling City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Sterling City is located in New London County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling City
- Waterford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Waterford is located in New London County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,865 people
- Waterford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Waterford is located in New London County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterford
- Waterford has also been known as:
- Central Waterford
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waterford <1>
- Eastern Point
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Eastern Point is located in New London County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastern Point
- Groton
(30 miles [48.3 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>
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Rose Grove, see our County-by-County Page for Rose Grove.
Cemeteries Near Rose Grove ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Rose Grove.
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 Rose Grove - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Rose Grove covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Rose Grove, with the one closest to Rose Grove listed first.
- North Sea Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Southampton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Water Mill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hay Ground Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sacred Hearts of Jesus & Mary RC Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- North End Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Flying Point Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Bridgehampton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- St. Andrews Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Noyac Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Old Southampton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Mecox Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (149 more) ...
- Edgewood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Oakland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Shinnecock Indian Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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 Rose Grove in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Rose Grove.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Rose Grove, with the one closest to Rose Grove listed first.
- Watermill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Watermill is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watermill
- Bridgehampton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- New Suffolk
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Shinnecock Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Shinnecock Hills is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shinnecock Hills
- Southampton
(5 miles [8 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>
- Sag Harbor
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Sagaponack
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Cutchogue
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Southold
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Peconic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mattituck
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Shelter Island
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Shelter Island Heights
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Jamesport
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- East Hampton
(10 miles [16.1 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 Rose Grove. See our List of 1890's Communities around Rose Grove.
Newspapers Published in Rose Grove ...
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 94 newspapers that have been published in the area around Rose Grove.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Rose Grove, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Rose Grove.
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 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 Rose Grove:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Suffolk County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Middlesex County
- New Haven County
- New London 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 Rose Grove, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Rose Grove) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |