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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 South Manor (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 Manor. 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 Manor ...

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 South Manor: S. Manor

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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors 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.

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

  • Suffolk County     (The home county of South Manor)
    • The following are listed by their distance from South Manor, with the one closest to South Manor listed first.
    • Manorville
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • 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>
    • Greenwood Village
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenwood Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Village
      • Greenwood Village is located in Suffolk County
    • Mastic
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mastic have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mastic
      • Mastic is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mastic <2>
    • Moriches
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moriches have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moriches
      • Moriches is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moriches <2>
    • Upton
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Ridge
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • 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
    • Center Moriches
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • East Moriches
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Eastport
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eastport have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastport
      • Eastport is located in Suffolk County
    • Shirley
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shirley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirley
      • Shirley is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shirley <2>
    • Calverton
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Yaphank
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Fairfield County (CT)
    • The following are listed by their distance from South Manor, with the one closest to South Manor listed first.
    • Stratford
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Black Rock
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Rock
      • Black Rock is located in Fairfield County (CT)
    • Bridgeport
      (29 miles [46.7 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>
    • Stratford
      (29 miles [46.7 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
    • Bridgeport
      (30 miles [48.3 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
    • Fairfield
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Oronoque
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oronoque have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oronoque
      • Oronoque is located in Fairfield County (CT)
  • New Haven County (CT)
    • The following are listed by their distance from South Manor, with the one closest to South Manor listed first.
    • Short Beach
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Beach
      • Short Beach is located in New Haven County (CT)
    • Pine Orchard
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Orchard
      • Pine Orchard is located in New Haven County (CT)
    • Stony Creek
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • 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)
    • Milford
      (28 miles [45.1 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
      (28 miles [45.1 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>
    • Branford
      (29 miles [46.7 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
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • East Haven
      (29 miles [46.7 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)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Haven <2>
    • West Haven
      (29 miles [46.7 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
    • West Haven
      (29 miles [46.7 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.<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
    • Guilford
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)

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

Newspapers Published in South Manor ...

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 146 newspapers that have been published in the area around South Manor.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of South Manor, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for South Manor.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 South Manor:

Cemeteries Near South Manor ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of South Manor.

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

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

  • Old Presbyterian Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Presbyterian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Presbyterian Cemetery
  • Brookfield Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brookfield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brookfield Cemetery
  • Wines Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wines Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wines Cemetery
  • Methodist Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • 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.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Methodist Cemetery
  • Robinson & Gordon Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Robinson & Gordon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Robinson & Gordon Cemetery
  • William Hawkins & Daniel Downs Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the William Hawkins & Daniel Downs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the William Hawkins & Daniel Downs Cemetery
  • Methodist Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • 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.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Methodist Cemetery
  • Old Presbyterian Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Presbyterian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Presbyterian Cemetery
  • Bishop & Robinson Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bishop & Robinson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bishop & Robinson Cemetery
  • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
  • Colonel Josiah Smith & Howell Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Colonel Josiah Smith & Howell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Colonel Josiah Smith & Howell Cemetery
  • Wells Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • 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.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wells Cemetery
  • Continue List   (179 more) ...
    • Longwood Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • 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.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Longwood Cemetery
    • Presbyterian Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Presbyterian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Presbyterian Cemetery
    • Yaphank Village Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Yaphank Village Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Yaphank Village 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.<4>

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

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

  • Manorville
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • 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>
  • Moriches
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moriches have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moriches
    • Moriches is located in Suffolk County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moriches <2>
  • Center Moriches
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • East Moriches
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Eastport
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eastport have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastport
    • Eastport is located in Suffolk County
  • Yaphank
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • South Haven
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • 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
  • Calverton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Wading River
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Speonk
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Speonk have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speonk
    • Speonk is located in Suffolk County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Speonk <2>
  • Middle Island
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • 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>
  • Brookhaven
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Baiting Hollow
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • 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>
    • Westhampton
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Rocky Point
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • 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>

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for South Manor. 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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- South Manor) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in South Manor. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.8557, Longitude: -72.8176       In this case, the coordinates for South Manor have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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 Manor, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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