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 South Hempstead (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 South Hempstead. 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 South Hempstead ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for South Hempstead: S. Hempstead
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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
South Hempstead 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 South Hempstead. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to South Hempstead:
- Nassau County (The home county of South Hempstead)
- The following are listed by their distance from South Hempstead, with the one closest to South Hempstead listed first.
- Roosevelt
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Hempstead
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Uniondale
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Baldwin
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Lakeview
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Lakeview is located in Nassau County
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- North Merrick
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- North Merrick is located in Nassau County
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- West Hempstead
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- West Hempstead is located in Nassau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hempstead
- Baldwin Harbor
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Baldwin Harbor is located in Nassau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin Harbor
- Freeport
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Rockville Centre
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- East Garden City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- East Garden City is located in Nassau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Garden City
- East Meadow
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- East Rockaway
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bronx County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Hempstead, with the one closest to South Hempstead listed first.
- Locust Point
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Locust Point is located in Bronx County
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- City Island
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- City Island is located in Bronx County
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- Throggs Neck
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Throggs Neck is located in Bronx County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Throggs Neck
- Bronx
(17 miles [27.4 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
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- Concourse Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Concourse Village is located in Bronx County
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- Eastchester
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Eastchester is located in Bronx County
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- Williams Bridge
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Williams Bridge is located in Bronx County
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- Fordham
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Fordham is located in Bronx County
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- Kings Bridge
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Kings Bridge is located in Bronx County
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- Spuyten Duyvil
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Spuyten Duyvil is located in Bronx County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spuyten Duyvil
- Riverdale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Kings County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Hempstead, with the one closest to South Hempstead listed first.
- Brownsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Brownsville is located in Kings County
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- Bushwick
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Bushwick is located in Kings County
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- Canarsie
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Canarsie is located in Kings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canarsie
- Marcus Garvey Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Weeksville ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Weeksville is located in Kings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weeksville
- Brooklyn
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Flatlands
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Flatlands is located in Kings County
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- Greenpoint
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Greenpoint is located in Kings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenpoint
- Williamsburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Williamsburg is located in Kings County
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- Flatbush
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Flatbush is located in Kings County
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- Gravesend
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Gravesend is located in Kings County
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- Sheepshead Bay
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Sheepshead Bay is located in Kings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheepshead Bay
- Brighton Beach
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Brighton Beach is located in Kings County
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- New York County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Hempstead, with the one closest to South Hempstead listed first.
- East Harlem
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- East Harlem is located in New York County
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- Yorkville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Yorkville is located in New York County
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- Delano Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Delano Village is located in New York County
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- Harlem
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Harlem is located in New York County
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- Park West Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Park West Village is located in New York County
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- East Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- East Village is located in New York County
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- Kips Bay
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Kips Bay is located in New York County
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- Manhattan
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Manhattan is located in New York County
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- Peter Cooper Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Peter Cooper Village is located in New York County
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- Seneca Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Seneca Village is located in New York County
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- Stuyvesant Town
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Stuyvesant Town is located in New York County
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- Fort Jay
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Fort Jay is located in New York County
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- Governors Island
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Governors Island is located in New York County
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- Queens County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Hempstead, with the one closest to South Hempstead listed first.
- Rosedale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Queens Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Douglaston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Little Neck
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Far Rockaway
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hollis
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Rochdale Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Rochdale Village is located in Queens County
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- Bayside
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bayswater
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bayswater is located in Queens County
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- Jamaica
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Queens
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Morris Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Morris Park is located in Queens County
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- Broad Channel
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Broad Channel is located in Queens County
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- Richmond County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Hempstead, with the one closest to South Hempstead listed first.
- Fort Wadsworth
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Fort Wadsworth is located in Richmond County
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- Stapleton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Stapleton is located in Richmond County
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- New Brighton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- New Brighton is located in Richmond County
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- Old Town Station
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Old Town Station is located in Richmond County
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- Grant City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Grant City is located in Richmond County
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- Oakwood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Oakwood is located in Richmond County
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- Port Richmond
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Port Richmond is located in Richmond County
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- Staten Island
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Westerleigh
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Westerleigh is located in Richmond County
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- Arlington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Arlington is located in Richmond County
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- Graniteville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Graniteville is located in Richmond County
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- Bloomfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Bloomfield is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,303 people
- Great Kills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Great Kills is located in Richmond County
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- Rockland County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Hempstead, with the one closest to South Hempstead listed first.
- Palisades
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Piermont
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sparkill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Tappan
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Grand View-on-Hudson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Grand View-on-Hudson is located in Rockland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand View-on-Hudson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 296 people
- Orangeburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Suffolk County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Hempstead, with the one closest to South Hempstead listed first.
- Amityville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- East Farmingdale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- East Farmingdale is located in Suffolk County
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- North Amityville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- North Amityville is located in Suffolk County
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- Amity Harbor
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Amity Harbor is located in Suffolk County
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- Copiague
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Lindenhurst
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- North Lindenhurst
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- North Lindenhurst is located in Suffolk County
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- West Babylon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- West Babylon is located in Suffolk County
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- Melville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- West Hills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- West Hills is located in Suffolk County
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- Wyandanch
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Wheatley Heights
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Babylon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Westchester County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Hempstead, with the one closest to South Hempstead listed first.
- Pelham Manor
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Eastchester
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Larchmont
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- New Rochelle
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Pelham
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Mamaroneck
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Milton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Milton is located in Westchester County
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- Mount Vernon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Harrison
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Rye
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- 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>
- Bronxville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Tuckahoe
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bryn Mawr Park
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bryn Mawr Park is located in Westchester County
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- Fairfield County (CT)
- The following are listed by their distance from South Hempstead, with the one closest to South Hempstead listed first.
- Belle Haven
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Belle Haven is located in Fairfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Haven
- Greenwich
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Old Greenwich
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Cos Cob
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Glenville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Glenville is located in Fairfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville
- Greenwich
(24 miles [38.6 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
- Shippan Point
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Shippan Point is located in Fairfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shippan Point
- 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
- Stamford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Glenbrook
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Glenbrook is located in Fairfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenbrook
- Noroton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Noroton is located in Fairfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noroton
- Darien
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Noroton Heights
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Noroton Heights is located in Fairfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noroton Heights
- Bergen County (NJ)
- The following are listed by their distance from South Hempstead, with the one closest to South Hempstead listed first.
- Fort Lee
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fort Lee is located in Bergen County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Lee
- Linwood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Linwood is located in Bergen County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
- Englewood
(23 miles [37 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
(24 miles [38.6 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
- Teaneck
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Teaneck is located in Bergen County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teaneck
- West Englewood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- West Englewood is located in Bergen County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Englewood
- Hackensack
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hackensack is located in Bergen County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackensack
- Population from the 2020 Census: 43,981 people
- Saint Josephs Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Josephs Village is located in Bergen County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Josephs Village
- Borough of Wood-Ridge
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Borough of Wood-Ridge is located in Bergen County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borough of Wood-Ridge
- Estimated population in 2015: 8,249 people
- Rochelle Park
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rochelle Park is located in Bergen County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochelle Park
- West Norwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- West Norwood is located in Bergen County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Norwood
- Lyndhurst
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Lyndhurst is located in Bergen County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyndhurst
- North Arlington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- North Arlington is located in Bergen County (NJ)
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- Essex County (NJ)
- The following are listed by their distance from South Hempstead, with the one closest to South Hempstead listed first.
- Belleville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Belleville is located in Essex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleville
- Newark
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Newark is located in Essex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
- Population from the 2020 Census: 282,520 people
- Nutley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Nutley is located in Essex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutley
- Hudson County (NJ)
- The following are listed by their distance from South Hempstead, with the one closest to South Hempstead listed first.
- Guttenberg
(21 miles [33.8 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
- West New York
(21 miles [33.8 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
- Hoboken
(22 miles [35.4 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
- Jersey City
(22 miles [35.4 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
- North Bergen
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- North Bergen is located in Hudson County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bergen
- Union City
(22 miles [35.4 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
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Weehawken is located in Hudson County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weehawken
- Bergen
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Bergen is located in Hudson County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bergen
- Communipaw
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Communipaw is located in Hudson County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Communipaw
- Secaucus
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Secaucus is located in Hudson County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Secaucus
- Population from the 2020 Census: 21,602 people
- Bayonne
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Bayonne is located in Hudson County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayonne
- Population from the 2020 Census: 65,165 people
- Harrison
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Harrison is located in Hudson County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
- Population from the 2020 Census: 20,481 people
- Kearny
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Kearny is located in Hudson County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kearny
- Population from the 2020 Census: 40,507 people
- Monmouth County (NJ)
- The following are listed by their distance from South Hempstead, with the one closest to South Hempstead listed first.
- Navesink Beach
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Navesink Beach is located in Monmouth County (NJ)
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- Waterwitch
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Waterwitch is located in Monmouth County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterwitch
- Leonardo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Leonardo is located in Monmouth County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonardo
- Navesink
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Navesink is located in Monmouth County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navesink
- Waterloo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Waterloo is located in Monmouth County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
- Belford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Belford is located in Monmouth County (NJ)
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- Chapel Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Chapel Hill is located in Monmouth County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
- Galilee
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Galilee is located in Monmouth County (NJ)
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- Port Monmouth
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Port Monmouth is located in Monmouth County (NJ)
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- Passaic County (NJ)
- The following are listed by their distance from South Hempstead, with the one closest to South Hempstead listed first.
- Passaic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Passaic is located in Passaic County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Passaic
- Population from the 2020 Census: 69,340 people
- Delawanna
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Delawanna is located in Passaic County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delawanna
- Union County (NJ)
- Elizabeth
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Elizabeth is located in Union County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 128,382 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to South Hempstead, see our County-by-County Page for South Hempstead.
Cemeteries Near South Hempstead ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of South Hempstead.
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 South Hempstead - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for South Hempstead covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from South Hempstead, with the one closest to South Hempstead listed first.
- Greenfield Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- St. George Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Rockville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Oakfield Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakfield Cemetery
- The Oakfield Cemetery has also been known as:
- Old Burying Ground
- Beth David Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Trinity Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jackson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Wantagh Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Cemetery of the Holy Rood
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Maimonides - Elmont Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Elmont Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
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- St. Johns Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Clark Memorial Garden
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Searington Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
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 South Hempstead in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of South Hempstead.
These communities are listed based on their distance from South Hempstead, with the one closest to South Hempstead listed first.
- Cedarhurst
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Far Rockaway
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Little Neck
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Douglaston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hollis
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Bayside
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Queens
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Jamaica
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Amityville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Great Neck
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Morris Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Morris Park is located in Queens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris Park
- Broad Channel
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Broad Channel is located in Queens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broad Channel
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- Arverne
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Arverne is located in Queens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arverne
- Richmond Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Ozone Park
(11 miles [17.7 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 South Hempstead. See our List of 1890's Communities around South Hempstead.
Newspapers Published in South Hempstead ...
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 259 newspapers that have been published in the area around South Hempstead.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of South Hempstead, there are papers which were published within 10 miles [16.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for South Hempstead.
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 helpful 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 South Hempstead:
- 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
- Rockland County
- Suffolk County
- Westchester County
- Fairfield County
- Bergen County
- Essex County
- Hudson County
- Monmouth County
- Passaic County
- Union 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 South Hempstead, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- South Hempstead) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |