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 Selden (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 Selden. 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 northeast 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 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 east 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.
Selden 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 Selden. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Selden:
- Suffolk County (The home county of Selden)
- The following are listed by their distance from Selden, with the one closest to Selden listed first.
- Coram
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Farmingville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Gordon Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gordon Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon Heights
- Gordon Heights is located in Suffolk County
- Terryville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Terryville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terryville
- Terryville is located in Suffolk County
- Holtsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Medford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Centereach
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centereach have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centereach
- Centereach is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Centereach <1>
- Port Jefferson Station
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Port Jefferson Station have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Jefferson Station
- Port Jefferson Station is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Jefferson Station <1>
- Holbrook
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holbrook
- Holbrook is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holbrook <1>
- Lake Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Grove
- Lake Grove is located in Suffolk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,055 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Grove <1>
- Middle Island
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middle Island have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Island
- Middle Island is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middle Island <1>
- Lake Ronkonkoma
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Ronkonkoma have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Ronkonkoma
- Lake Ronkonkoma is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Ronkonkoma <1>
- Nassau County
- The following are listed by their distance from Selden, with the one closest to Selden listed first.
- Laurel Hollow
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laurel Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Hollow
- Laurel Hollow is located in Nassau County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,027 people
- Old Bethpage
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Bethpage have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Bethpage
- Old Bethpage is located in Nassau County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Old Bethpage <1>
- Woodbury
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Farmingdale
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- South Farmingdale
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Farmingdale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Farmingdale
- South Farmingdale is located in Nassau County
- Plainview
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plainview have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
- Plainview is located in Nassau County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plainview <1>
- East Massapequa
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Massapequa have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Massapequa
- East Massapequa is located in Nassau County
- Bethpage
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Cove Neck
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cove Neck have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Neck
- Cove Neck is located in Nassau County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
- Oyster Bay Cove
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oyster Bay Cove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oyster Bay Cove
- Oyster Bay Cove is located in Nassau County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,243 people
- Swedetown Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swedetown Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swedetown Village
- Swedetown Village is located in Nassau County
- Syosset
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Syosset have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Syosset
- Syosset is located in Nassau County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Syosset <1>
- Fairfield County (CT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Selden, with the one closest to Selden listed first.
- Stratford
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Black Rock
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Rock
- Black Rock is located in Fairfield County (CT)
- Fairfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Southport
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bridgeport
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- 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
- Bridgeport
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Stratford
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- 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
- Compo
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Compo
- Compo is located in Fairfield County (CT)
- Greens Farms
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Greens Farms. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Farms
- Greens Farms is located in Fairfield County (CT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greens Farms <1>
- Fairfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
- Fairfield is located in Fairfield County (CT)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 62,215 people
- Melville Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melville Village
- Melville Village is located in Fairfield County (CT)
- Saugatuck
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Saugatuck. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saugatuck
- Saugatuck is located in Fairfield County (CT)
- New Haven County (CT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Selden, with the one closest to Selden listed first.
- Milford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford
- Milford is located in New Haven County (CT)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54,781 people
- Milford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford
- Milford is located in New Haven County (CT)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 53,259 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milford <1>
- Orange
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orange have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
- Orange is located in New Haven County (CT)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,882 people
- Orange
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orange have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
- Orange is located in New Haven County (CT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orange <1>
- Short Beach
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Beach
- Short Beach is located in New Haven County (CT)
- West Haven
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- 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
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- East Haven
(29 miles [46.7 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.<3>
- 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 <1>
- Allingtown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Branford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- East Haven
(30 miles [48.3 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
- Branford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- 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
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Selden, see our County-by-County Page for Selden.
Cemeteries Near Selden ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Selden.
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 Selden covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Selden, with the one closest to Selden listed first.
- Union Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Roe Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Roe Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Roe Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Old Coram Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Coram Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Coram Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Coram Village Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Coram Village Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Coram Village Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Johah Smith Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Johah Smith Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Johah Smith Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Old Catholic Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- 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
- Holy Sepulchre Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Elijah Davis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elijah Davis Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Elijah Davis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Cenacle Convent Graveyard
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cenacle Convent Graveyard
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cenacle Convent Graveyard have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Waverly Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Waverly Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Waverly Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Methodist Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- 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.
- Union Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (264 more) ...
- New Village Congregation Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Village Congregation Church Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Village Congregation Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Newton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Newton Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Newton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- UMC Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the UMC Cemetery
- The UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Lake Ronkonkoma Cemetery
- Methodist Church Cemetery
- Methodist Episcopal Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #65037 <4>
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.<5>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Selden had a population of 90 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Selden, with the one closest to Selden listed first.
- Coram
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Holtsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Medford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Terryville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Terryville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terryville
- Terryville is located in Suffolk County
- Holbrook
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holbrook
- Holbrook is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holbrook <1>
- Lake Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Grove
- Lake Grove is located in Suffolk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,055 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Grove <1>
- Port Jefferson
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Middle Island
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middle Island have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Island
- Middle Island is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middle Island <1>
- Mount Sinai
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Sinai have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sinai
- Mount Sinai is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Sinai <1>
- Ronkonkoma
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Yaphank
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- East Setauket
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for East Setauket. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Setauket
- East Setauket is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Setauket <1>
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Setauket
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Setauket have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Setauket
- Setauket is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Setauket <1>
- Stony Brook
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Saint James
(6 miles [9.7 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 Selden. See our List of 1890's Communities around Selden.
Newspapers Published in Selden ...
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 184 newspapers that have been published in the area around Selden.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Selden, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Selden.
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 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 Selden:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Suffolk County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Nassau County
- Fairfield County
- New Haven County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for New York
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Selden. 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
<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> | 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. |
<4> | 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. |
<5> | 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 Selden, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
<6> | 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 from Point A (ie- Selden) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Selden. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.8665, Longitude: -73.0357 In this case, the coordinates for Selden have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |