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 Seaford (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 Seaford. 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 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.
Seaford 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 Seaford. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Seaford:
- Nassau County (The home county of Seaford)
- The following are listed by their distance from Seaford, with the one closest to Seaford listed first.
- Biltmore Shores
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Biltmore Shores is located in Nassau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biltmore Shores
- Massapequa
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Wantagh
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Harbor Green
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Harbor Green is located in Nassau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Green
- East Massapequa
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- East Massapequa is located in Nassau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Massapequa
- Massapequa Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- North Massapequa
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- North Massapequa is located in Nassau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Massapequa
- North Bellmore
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- North Bellmore is located in Nassau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bellmore
- North Wantagh
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- North Wantagh is located in Nassau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Wantagh
- Bellmore
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Plainedge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Plainedge is located in Nassau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainedge
- Merrick
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Bronx County
- The following are listed by their distance from Seaford, with the one closest to Seaford listed first.
- Locust Point
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Locust Point is located in Bronx County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Point
- Throggs Neck
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Throggs Neck is located in Bronx County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Throggs Neck
- City Island
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- City Island is located in Bronx County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for City Island
- Bronx
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- 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>
- Eastchester
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Eastchester is located in Bronx County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastchester
- Williams Bridge
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Williams Bridge is located in Bronx County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Bridge
- Concourse Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Concourse Village is located in Bronx County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concourse Village
- Fordham
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Fordham is located in Bronx County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fordham
- Kings Bridge
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Kings Bridge is located in Bronx County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Bridge
- Spuyten Duyvil
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Spuyten Duyvil is located in Bronx County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spuyten Duyvil
- Riverdale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Kings County
- The following are listed by their distance from Seaford, with the one closest to Seaford listed first.
- Canarsie
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Canarsie is located in Kings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canarsie
- Brownsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Brownsville is located in Kings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Bushwick
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Bushwick is located in Kings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushwick
- Marcus Garvey Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Weeksville ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Weeksville is located in Kings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weeksville
- Flatlands
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Flatlands is located in Kings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatlands
- Brooklyn
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Flatbush
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Flatbush is located in Kings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatbush
- Greenpoint
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Greenpoint is located in Kings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenpoint
- Sheepshead Bay
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Sheepshead Bay is located in Kings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheepshead Bay
- Williamsburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Williamsburg is located in Kings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
- Brighton Beach
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Brighton Beach is located in Kings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton Beach
- New York County
- The following are listed by their distance from Seaford, with the one closest to Seaford listed first.
- Delano Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Delano Village is located in New York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delano Village
- East Harlem
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- East Harlem is located in New York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Harlem
- Yorkville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Yorkville is located in New York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkville
- Inwood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Inwood is located in New York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inwood
- East Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- East Village is located in New York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Village
- Harlem
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Harlem is located in New York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlem
- 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
- Knickerbocker Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- 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
- Queens County
- The following are listed by their distance from Seaford, with the one closest to Seaford listed first.
- Rosedale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Queens Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Little Neck
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bayswater
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Bayswater is located in Queens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayswater
- Far Rockaway
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Hollis
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Rochdale Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Rochdale Village is located in Queens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochdale Village
- Douglaston
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bayside
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jamaica
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Queens
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Broad Channel
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Broad Channel is located in Queens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broad Channel
- Richmond County
- Fort Wadsworth
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Fort Wadsworth is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Wadsworth
- Suffolk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Seaford, with the one closest to Seaford listed first.
- Amityville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- North Amityville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- North Amityville is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Amityville
- Amity Harbor
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Amity Harbor is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity Harbor
- Copiague
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- East Farmingdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- East Farmingdale is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Farmingdale
- Lindenhurst
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- North Lindenhurst
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- North Lindenhurst is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Lindenhurst
- West Babylon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- West Babylon is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Babylon
- Babylon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- North Babylon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- North Babylon is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Babylon
- West Islip
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- West Islip is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Islip
- Melville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Westchester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Seaford, with the one closest to Seaford listed first.
- Larchmont
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Milton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Milton is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
- New Rochelle
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pelham Manor
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Eastchester
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Mamaroneck
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Pelham
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Rye
(23 miles [37 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>
- Port Chester
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Harrison
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Vernon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Bronxville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fairfield County (CT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Seaford, with the one closest to Seaford listed first.
- Belle Haven
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Belle Haven is located in Fairfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Haven
- Old Greenwich
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Greenwich
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Shippan Point
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Shippan Point is located in Fairfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shippan Point
- Cos Cob
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Darien
(26 miles [41.8 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
- Greenwich
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Greenwich is located in Fairfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwich
- Population from the 2020 Census: 62,769 people
- Glenbrook
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Glenbrook is located in Fairfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenbrook
- Glenville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Glenville is located in Fairfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville
- Noroton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Noroton is located in Fairfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noroton
- Rowayton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Stamford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Bergen County (NJ)
- The following are listed by their distance from Seaford, with the one closest to Seaford listed first.
- Fort Lee
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Fort Lee is located in Bergen County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Lee
- Linwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Linwood is located in Bergen County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
- Englewood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Englewood is located in Bergen County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Englewood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,278 people
- Ridgefield Park
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ridgefield Park is located in Bergen County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgefield Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,837 people
- Hudson County (NJ)
- The following are listed by their distance from Seaford, with the one closest to Seaford 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
- Hoboken
(28 miles [45.1 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
- 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
- Jersey City
(29 miles [46.7 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
- Bergen
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Bergen is located in Hudson County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bergen
- Communipaw
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Communipaw is located in Hudson County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Communipaw
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Seaford, see our County-by-County Page for Seaford.
Cemeteries Near Seaford ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Seaford.
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 Seaford - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Seaford covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Seaford, with the one closest to Seaford listed first.
- Floyd - Jones Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Old Grace Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Wantagh Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jackson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Oakfield Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakfield Cemetery
- The Oakfield Cemetery has also been known as:
- Old Burying Ground
- Old Town Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Bryant Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Brewster Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Brewster Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Brunn - Greene Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Payne Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Amityville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (313 more) ...
- Catholic Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Trinity Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Ararat Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
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 Seaford in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Seaford.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Seaford, with the one closest to Seaford listed first.
- Amityville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Lindenhurst
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Babylon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Wyandanch
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Melville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Deer Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cedarhurst
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Bay Shore
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Far Rockaway
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Brentwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Elwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Elwood is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elwood
- Huntington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Cold Spring Harbor
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Little Neck
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hollis
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Seaford. See our List of 1890's Communities around Seaford.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Seaford ...
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 278 newspapers that have been published in the area around Seaford.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Seaford. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Seaford and those printed in the larger area surrounding Seaford.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<4> of Seaford.
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 Seaford:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Nassau County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bronx County
- Kings County
- New York County
- Queens County
- Richmond 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 Seaford, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Seaford) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |