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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 Shoreham (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 Shoreham. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

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

  • Suffolk County     (The home county of Shoreham)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Shoreham, with the one closest to Shoreham listed first.
    • Rocky Point
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Point
      • Rocky Point is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rocky Point <2>
    • East Shoreham
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Shoreham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Shoreham
      • East Shoreham is located in Suffolk County
    • Wading River
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Sound Beach
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sound Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sound Beach
      • Sound Beach is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sound Beach <2>
    • Ridge
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge
      • Ridge is located in Suffolk County
    • Miller Place
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Middle Island
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middle Island have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
    • Upton
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Mount Sinai
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Sinai have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
    • Manorville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manorville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manorville
      • Manorville is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manorville <2>
    • Coram
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Gordon Heights
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gordon Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon Heights
      • Gordon Heights is located in Suffolk County
  • Nassau County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Shoreham, with the one closest to Shoreham listed first.
    • Laurel Hollow
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laurel Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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
    • Woodbury
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Fairfield County (CT)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Shoreham, with the one closest to Shoreham listed first.
    • Stratford
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Stratford
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stratford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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
    • Black Rock
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Rock
      • Black Rock is located in Fairfield County (CT)
    • Bridgeport
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bridgeport have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
      • Bridgeport is located in Fairfield County (CT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 143,525 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bridgeport <2>
    • Fairfield
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Oronoque
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Oronoque. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oronoque
      • Oronoque is located in Fairfield County (CT)
    • Melville Village
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melville Village
      • Melville Village is located in Fairfield County (CT)
    • Nichols
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nichols
      • Nichols is located in Fairfield County (CT)
    • Southport
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • 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.<1> 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
    • Greens Farms
      (24 miles [38.6 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 <2>
  • Middlesex County (CT)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Shoreham, with the one closest to Shoreham listed first.
    • Clinton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Clinton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • 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
  • New Haven County (CT)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Shoreham, with the one closest to Shoreham listed first.
    • Milford
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
    • Short Beach
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Beach
      • Short Beach is located in New Haven County (CT)
    • West Haven
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Branford
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • 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
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • East Haven
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for East Haven. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<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 <2>
    • Pine Orchard
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Orchard
      • Pine Orchard is located in New Haven County (CT)
    • Stony Creek
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Stony Creek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Creek
      • Stony Creek is located in New Haven County (CT)
    • West Haven
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Haven have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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
    • Allingtown
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • East Haven
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Haven have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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

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

Cemeteries Near Shoreham ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Shoreham.

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 Shoreham covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Noah Hallock Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Noah Hallock Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Noah Hallock Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Olivers Hill Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Olivers Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Olivers Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Wading River Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wading River Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wading River Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Washington Memorial Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Washington Memorial Park
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Washington Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Calverton National Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Methodist Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Methodist Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Methodist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Union Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Longwood Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Longwood Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Longwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Johah Smith Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • 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.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • The Old Catholic Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • 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
  • Coram Village Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • 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.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Old Coram Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • 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.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (278 more) ...
    • Elijah Davis Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • 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.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Methodist Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • 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.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Wells Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wells Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wells Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<5>

While we didn't find Shoreham in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Shoreham.

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

  • Rocky Point
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Point
    • Rocky Point is located in Suffolk County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rocky Point <2>
  • Wading River
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Middle Island
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middle Island have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
  • Mount Sinai
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Sinai have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
  • Coram
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Manorville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manorville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manorville
    • Manorville is located in Suffolk County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manorville <2>
  • Terryville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Terryville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terryville
    • Terryville is located in Suffolk County
  • Yaphank
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Baiting Hollow
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baiting Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baiting Hollow
    • Baiting Hollow is located in Suffolk County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baiting Hollow <2>
  • Port Jefferson
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Selden
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Selden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selden
    • Selden is located in Suffolk County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Selden <2>
  • Calverton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Medford
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • South Haven
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Haven have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Haven
      • South Haven is located in Suffolk County
    • East Setauket
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • 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 <2>

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Shoreham ...

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 143 newspapers that have been published in the area around Shoreham.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Shoreham. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Shoreham and those printed in the larger area surrounding Shoreham.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<6> of Shoreham.

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 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 Shoreham:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Shoreham. 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>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 Shoreham, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Shoreham) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Shoreham. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.9571, Longitude: -72.9072       In this case, the coordinates for Shoreham have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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