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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 Stony Brook (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 Stony Brook. 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 Stony Brook ...

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 Stony Brook: Stony Brk.

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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

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

  • Suffolk County     (The home county of Stony Brook)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Stony Brook, with the one closest to Stony Brook listed first.
    • Old Field
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Field have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Field
      • Old Field is located in Suffolk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 905 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Old Field <2>
    • East Setauket
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Setauket have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • 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>
    • Head-of-the-Harbor
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Head-of-the-Harbor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Head-of-the-Harbor
      • Head-of-the-Harbor is located in Suffolk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,452 people
    • Poquott
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poquott have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poquott
      • Poquott is located in Suffolk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 929 people
    • Saint James
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Nissequogue
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nissequogue have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nissequogue
      • Nissequogue is located in Suffolk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,727 people
    • Port Jefferson Station
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Port Jefferson Station have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Jefferson Station
      • Port Jefferson Station is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Jefferson Station <2>
    • Port Jefferson
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Terryville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • 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
    • Belle Terre
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belle Terre have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Terre
      • Belle Terre is located in Suffolk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 785 people
    • Lake Grove
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Grove
      • Lake Grove is located in Suffolk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,055 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Grove <2>
    • Centereach
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centereach have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centereach
      • Centereach is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Centereach <2>
    • The Branch
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for The Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Branch
      • The Branch is located in Suffolk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,789 people
      • The Branch has also been known as:
      • Village of the Branch
  • Nassau County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Stony Brook, with the one closest to Stony Brook listed first.
    • Cove Neck
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cove Neck have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Neck
      • Cove Neck is located in Nassau County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
    • Laurel Hollow
      (18 miles [29 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
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Old Bethpage
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Bethpage have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
    • Plainview
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plainview have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
    • Centre Island
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centre Island have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centre Island
      • Centre Island is located in Nassau County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 404 people
    • Oyster Bay Cove
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oyster Bay Cove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oyster Bay Cove
      • Oyster Bay Cove is located in Nassau County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,243 people
    • Farmingdale
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Swedetown Village
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swedetown Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swedetown Village
      • Swedetown Village is located in Nassau County
    • Oyster Bay
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Syosset
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Syosset have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Syosset
      • Syosset is located in Nassau County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Syosset <2>
    • Bethpage
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • East Norwich
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Norwich have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Norwich
      • East Norwich is located in Nassau County
  • Westchester County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Stony Brook, with the one closest to Stony Brook listed first.
    • Port Chester
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Scotts Corners
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scotts Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts Corners
      • Scotts Corners is located in Westchester County
    • Milton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
      • Milton is located in Westchester County
    • Rye
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rye
      • Rye is located in Westchester County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,634 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rye <2>
    • Banksville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banksville
      • Banksville is located in Westchester County
    • Lewisboro
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lewisboro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisboro
      • Lewisboro is located in Westchester County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewisboro <2>
    • Pound Ridge
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Rye Brook
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rye Brook have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rye Brook
      • Rye Brook is located in Westchester County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,573 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rye Brook <2>
    • Harrison
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrison have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
      • Harrison is located in Westchester County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,959 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrison <2>
    • Mamaroneck
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
    • Purchase
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Fairfield County (CT)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Stony Brook, with the one closest to Stony Brook listed first.
    • Black Rock
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Rock
      • Black Rock is located in Fairfield County (CT)
    • Fairfield
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Compo
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Compo
      • Compo is located in Fairfield County (CT)
    • Greens Farms
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greens Farms have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • 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>
    • Southport
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Bridgeport
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • 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
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Westport
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westport have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westport
      • Westport is located in Fairfield County (CT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,444 people
    • Bridgeport
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • 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
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • 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
    • East Norwalk
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Norwalk
      • East Norwalk is located in Fairfield County (CT)
    • Norwalk
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norwalk have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwalk
      • Norwalk is located in Fairfield County (CT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 88,655 people
    • Rowayton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rowayton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowayton
      • Rowayton is located in Fairfield County (CT)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rowayton <2>
  • New Haven County (CT)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Stony Brook, with the one closest to Stony Brook listed first.
    • Milford
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • 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
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • 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>
    • Orange
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orange have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
      • Orange is located in New Haven County (CT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,882 people
    • Orange
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orange have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
      • Orange is located in New Haven County (CT)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orange <2>
    • West Haven
      (25 miles [40.2 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
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Allingtown
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Derby
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Derby have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
      • Derby is located in New Haven County (CT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,257 people
    • Derby
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
      • Derby is located in New Haven County (CT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,257 people
      • Former name for Derby:
      • Birmingham
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Derby <2>
    • Short Beach
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Beach
      • Short Beach is located in New Haven County (CT)
    • New Haven
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Haven
      • New Haven is located in New Haven County (CT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 130,801 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Haven <2>
    • East Haven
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • 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>
    • New Haven
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Haven have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Haven
      • New Haven is located in New Haven County (CT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 130,801 people

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Stony Brook ...

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 204 newspapers that have been published in the area around Stony Brook.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Stony Brook. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Stony Brook and those printed in the larger area surrounding Stony Brook.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 18 miles [29 km]<3> of Stony Brook.

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 websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Stony Brook:

Cemeteries Near Stony Brook ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Stony Brook.

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

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

  • Methodist Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • 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
  • Oak Hill Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Hill Cemetery
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Cemetery
  • St. James Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. James Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. James Cemetery
  • Agudat Achim Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Agudat Achim Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Agudat Achim Cemetery
  • Laurel Hill African-American Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Laurel Hill African-American Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Laurel Hill African-American Cemetery
  • Bethel African-American Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethel African-American Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel African-American Cemetery
  • St. James Methodist Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. James Methodist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. James Methodist Cemetery
  • Mills Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mills Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mills Cemetery
  • Nassakeage - Hawkins Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nassakeage - Hawkins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nassakeage - Hawkins Cemetery
  • Methodist Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] 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
  • Setauket Presbyterian Church Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (354 more) ...
    • Caroline Episcopal Church Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • St. James Episcopal Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. James Episcopal Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. James Episcopal Cemetery
    • Landing Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • The Landing Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Smithtown Landing Methodist Churchyard Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Landing 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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Stony Brook had a population of 506 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.

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

  • Setauket
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Setauket have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Setauket
    • Setauket is located in Suffolk County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Setauket <2>
  • East Setauket
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Setauket have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • 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>
  • Saint James
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Lake Grove
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Grove
    • Lake Grove is located in Suffolk County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,055 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Grove <2>
  • Terryville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • 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
  • Port Jefferson
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Smithtown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Kings Park
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kings Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Park
    • Kings Park is located in Suffolk County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kings Park <2>
  • Selden
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • 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>
  • Mount Sinai
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • 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>
  • Hauppauge
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hauppauge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hauppauge
    • Hauppauge is located in Suffolk County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hauppauge <2>
  • Ronkonkoma
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
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    • Holbrook
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holbrook
      • Holbrook is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holbrook <2>
    • Coram
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Commack
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Commack have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Commack
      • Commack is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Commack <2>

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Stony Brook. 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Stony Brook) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Stony Brook. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.9256, Longitude: -73.1413    
<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 Stony Brook, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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