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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 Squassux Landing (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 Squassux Landing. 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 Squassux Landing ...

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 Squassux Landing: Squassux Lndg. (or less commonly used: Squassux Lndng.)

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.

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

  • Suffolk County     (The home county of Squassux Landing)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Squassux Landing, with the one closest to Squassux Landing listed first.
    • Brookhaven
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Mastic Beach
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Shirley
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shirley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <1>
    • Bellport
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bellport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellport
      • Bellport is located in Suffolk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,040 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bellport <1>
    • North Bellport
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Bellport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bellport
      • North Bellport is located in Suffolk County
    • Mastic
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mastic have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <1>
    • Yaphank
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Moriches
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moriches have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <1>
    • East Patchogue
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Patchogue have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Patchogue
      • East Patchogue is located in Suffolk County
    • North Patchogue
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Patchogue have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Patchogue
      • North Patchogue is located in Suffolk County
    • Center Moriches
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Gordon Heights
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gordon Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon Heights
      • Gordon Heights is located in Suffolk County
    • Medford
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Nassau County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Squassux Landing, with the one closest to Squassux Landing listed first.
    • East Massapequa
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Massapequa have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Massapequa
      • East Massapequa is located in Nassau County
    • Farmingdale
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Old Bethpage
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Bethpage have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Bethpage
      • Old Bethpage is located in Nassau County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Old Bethpage <1>
    • South Farmingdale
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Farmingdale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Farmingdale
      • South Farmingdale is located in Nassau County
    • Massapequa Park
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Massapequa Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massapequa Park
      • Massapequa Park is located in Nassau County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,034 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Massapequa Park <1>
    • North Massapequa
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Massapequa have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Massapequa
      • North Massapequa is located in Nassau County
    • Plainview
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plainview have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
      • Plainview is located in Nassau County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plainview <1>
    • Woodbury
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Bethpage
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
    • Biltmore Shores
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biltmore Shores
      • Biltmore Shores is located in Nassau County
    • Harbor Green
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Green
      • Harbor Green is located in Nassau County
    • 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.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Hollow
      • Laurel Hollow is located in Nassau County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,027 people
    • Massapequa
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Fairfield County (CT)
    • Stratford
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)

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

Newspapers Published in Squassux Landing ...

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 147 newspapers that have been published in the area around Squassux Landing.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Squassux Landing, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Squassux Landing.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Squassux Landing:

Cemeteries Near Squassux Landing ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Squassux Landing.

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

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

  • Woodland Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woodland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodland Cemetery
  • Corwin Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Corwin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Corwin Cemetery
  • St. George Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. George Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. George Cemetery
  • David Hawkins Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the David Hawkins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the David Hawkins Cemetery
  • Barteau Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Barteau Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Barteau Cemetery
  • Nathaniel Hawkins Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nathaniel Hawkins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nathaniel Hawkins Cemetery
  • Samuel Carman & Nathaniel Miller Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Samuel Carman & Nathaniel Miller Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Samuel Carman & Nathaniel Miller Cemetery
  • Oaklawn Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oaklawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oaklawn Cemetery
  • Old Bellport Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Bellport Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Bellport Cemetery
  • South Haven Presbyterian Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the South Haven Presbyterian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the South Haven Presbyterian Cemetery
  • Floyd Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Floyd Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Floyd Cemetery
  • County Home Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the County Home Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the County Home Cemetery
  • Continue List   (146 more) ...
    • St. Andrew's Episcopal Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Andrew's Episcopal Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Andrew's Episcopal Cemetery
    • Homan & Buckingham Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Homan & Buckingham Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Homan & Buckingham Cemetery
    • Yaphank Village Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Yaphank Village Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 Squassux Landing in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Squassux Landing.

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

  • South Haven
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Haven have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Haven
    • South Haven is located in Suffolk County
  • Brookhaven
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Bellport
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bellport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellport
    • Bellport is located in Suffolk County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,040 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bellport <1>
  • Yaphank
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Moriches
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moriches have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <1>
  • East Patchogue
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Patchogue have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Patchogue
    • East Patchogue is located in Suffolk County
  • Center Moriches
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Medford
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Patchogue
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Blue Point
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Middle Island
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middle Island have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Island
    • Middle Island is located in Suffolk County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middle Island <1>
  • East Moriches
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (18 more) ...
    • Bayport
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Manorville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manorville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <1>
    • Coram
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Squassux Landing. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Suffolk County: www.co.suffolk.ny.us/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Squassux Landing) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Squassux Landing. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.7732, Longitude: -72.8993       In this case, the coordinates for Squassux Landing 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 Squassux Landing, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.









 

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