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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 Shelter Island Heights (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 Shelter Island Heights. 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 Shelter Island Heights ...

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.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Shelter Island Heights: Shelter Is. Hts. (in Canada, 'Hgts.' 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 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.

Shelter Island Heights 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 Shelter Island Heights. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Shelter Island Heights:

  • Suffolk County     (The home county of Shelter Island Heights)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Shelter Island Heights, with the one closest to Shelter Island Heights listed first.
    • Dering Harbor
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dering Harbor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dering Harbor
      • Dering Harbor is located in Suffolk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 11 people
    • Greenport
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Westmoreland
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westmoreland
      • Westmoreland is located in Suffolk County
    • Shelter Island
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shelter Island have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelter Island
      • Shelter Island is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shelter Island <2>
    • East Marion
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Marion have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Marion
      • East Marion is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Marion <2>
    • Southold
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Southold have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southold
      • Southold is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Southold <2>
    • Orient
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orient have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orient
      • Orient is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orient <2>
    • Bay Point
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Point
      • Bay Point is located in Suffolk County
    • North Haven
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Haven
      • North Haven is located in Suffolk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 894 people
    • Noyack
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Sag Harbor
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Peconic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peconic have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peconic
      • Peconic is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peconic <2>
  • Middlesex County (CT)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Shelter Island Heights, with the one closest to Shelter Island Heights listed first.
    • Fenwick
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fenwick
      • Fenwick is located in Middlesex County (CT)
    • Plum Bank Beach
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Bank Beach
      • Plum Bank Beach is located in Middlesex County (CT)
    • Old Saybrook
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Saybrook have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Saybrook have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
    • Saybrook Manor
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saybrook Manor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saybrook Manor
      • Saybrook Manor is located in Middlesex County (CT)
    • Westbrook
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Westbrook
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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
    • Clinton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clinton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
      • Clinton is located in Middlesex County (CT)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clinton <2>
    • Clinton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clinton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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
    • Centerbrook
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Essex
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Essex have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essex
      • Essex is located in Middlesex County (CT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,634 people
    • Essex
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • New Haven County (CT)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Shelter Island Heights, with the one closest to Shelter Island Heights listed first.
    • Madison
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Madison have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
      • Madison is located in New Haven County (CT)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Madison <2>
    • Guilford
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Madison
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Madison have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
      • Madison is located in New Haven County (CT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,924 people
    • Guilford
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Guilford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 Madison
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Madison have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Madison
      • North Madison is located in New Haven County (CT)
    • Stony Creek
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stony Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Creek
      • Stony Creek is located in New Haven County (CT)
    • Pine Orchard
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Orchard
      • Pine Orchard is located in New Haven County (CT)
    • Branford
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Branford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • North Branford
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Branford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
    • North Branford
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Branford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Branford
      • North Branford is located in New Haven County (CT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,066 people
    • Short Beach
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Beach
      • Short Beach is located in New Haven County (CT)
  • New London County (CT)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Shelter Island Heights, with the one closest to Shelter Island Heights listed first.
    • Old Lyme
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Lyme have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Lyme
      • Old Lyme is located in New London County (CT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,280 people
    • Old Lyme
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Lyme have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Lyme
      • Old Lyme is located in New London County (CT)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Old Lyme <2>
    • South Lyme
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Lyme have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Lyme
      • South Lyme is located in New London County (CT)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Lyme <2>
    • Niantic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • East Lyme
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Lyme have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lyme
      • East Lyme is located in New London County (CT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,525 people
    • East Lyme
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Pleasure Beach
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasure Beach
      • Pleasure Beach is located in New London County (CT)
    • Hamburg
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg
      • Hamburg is located in New London County (CT)
    • Sterling City
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sterling City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling City
      • Sterling City is located in New London County (CT)
    • Lyme
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lyme have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyme
      • Lyme is located in New London County (CT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,304 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lyme <2>
    • Lyme
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lyme. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyme
      • Lyme is located in New London County (CT)
    • New London
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New London have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New London
      • New London is located in New London County (CT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,870 people

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Shelter Island Heights, see our County-by-County Page for Shelter Island Heights.

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Shelter Island Heights ...

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 112 newspapers that have been published in the area around Shelter Island Heights.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Shelter Island Heights. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Shelter Island Heights and those printed in the larger area surrounding Shelter Island Heights.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 18 miles [29 km]<4> of Shelter Island Heights.

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 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 Shelter Island Heights:

Cemeteries Near Shelter Island Heights ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Shelter Island Heights.

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 Shelter Island Heights covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Shelter Island Heights, with the one closest to Shelter Island Heights listed first.

  • Quaker Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Quaker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Quaker Cemetery
  • Our Lady of the Isle Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Our Lady of the Isle Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Our Lady of the Isle Cemetery
  • Green Hill Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Green Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Green Hill Cemetery
  • St. Agnes Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Agnes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Agnes Cemetery
  • Shelter Island Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shelter Island Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shelter Island Cemetery
  • Shelter Island Presbyterian Church Burial Ground
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • St. Mary's Episcopal Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Mary's Episcopal Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Mary's Episcopal Cemetery
  • Sterling Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Stirling Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stirling Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stirling Cemetery
  • Arshamomaque Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Arshamomaque Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Arshamomaque Cemetery
  • Nichols Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nichols Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nichols Cemetery
  • East Marion Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East Marion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Marion Cemetery
  • Continue List   (229 more) ...
    • First Presbyterian Church Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the First Presbyterian Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the First Presbyterian Church Cemetery
    • Willow Hill Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Willow Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Willow Hill Cemetery
    • St. Patrick's Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Patrick's Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Patrick's Cemetery

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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Shelter Island Heights had a post office and no railroad service.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Shelter Island Heights, with the one closest to Shelter Island Heights listed first.

  • Shelter Island
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shelter Island have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelter Island
    • Shelter Island is located in Suffolk County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shelter Island <2>
  • Greenport
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Southold
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Southold have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southold
    • Southold is located in Suffolk County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Southold <2>
  • East Marion
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Marion have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Marion
    • East Marion is located in Suffolk County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Marion <2>
  • Orient
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orient have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orient
    • Orient is located in Suffolk County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orient <2>
  • Peconic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peconic have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peconic
    • Peconic is located in Suffolk County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peconic <2>
  • Sag Harbor
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Orient Point
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orient Point
    • Orient Point is located in Suffolk County
  • Cutchogue
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cutchogue have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutchogue
    • Cutchogue is located in Suffolk County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cutchogue <2>
  • New Suffolk
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Suffolk have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Suffolk
    • New Suffolk is located in Suffolk County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Suffolk <2>
  • Watermill
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Watermill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watermill
    • Watermill is located in Suffolk County
  • Bridgehampton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Mattituck
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Sagaponack
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Springs
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springs
      • Springs is located in Suffolk County

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Shelter Island Heights. 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>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Shelter Island Heights) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Shelter Island Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.0840, Longitude: -72.3559       In this case, the coordinates for Shelter Island Heights have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Shelter Island Heights, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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