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 Swedetown Village (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 Swedetown Village. 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 Swedetown Village ...
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 occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Swedetown Village: Swedetown Vlg. (in Canada, 'Vlge.' is the more common abbreviation.)
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 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.
Swedetown Village 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 Swedetown Village. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Swedetown Village:
- Nassau County (The home county of Swedetown Village)
- The following are listed by their distance from Swedetown Village, with the one closest to Swedetown Village listed first.
- Old Bethpage
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Plainview
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Bethpage
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Farmingdale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hicksville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Jericho
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Plainedge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Plainedge is located in Nassau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainedge
- South Farmingdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- South Farmingdale is located in Nassau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Farmingdale
- Levittown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- North Massapequa
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- North Massapequa is located in Nassau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Massapequa
- North Wantagh
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- North Wantagh is located in Nassau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Wantagh
- New Cassel
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- New Cassel is located in Nassau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Cassel
- Bronx County
- The following are listed by their distance from Swedetown Village, with the one closest to Swedetown Village listed first.
- City Island
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- City Island is located in Bronx County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for City Island
- Locust Point
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Locust Point is located in Bronx County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Point
- Throggs Neck
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Throggs Neck is located in Bronx County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Throggs Neck
- Eastchester
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Eastchester is located in Bronx County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastchester
- Bronx
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- 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
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bronx <1>
- Williams Bridge
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Williams Bridge is located in Bronx County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Bridge
- Fordham
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Fordham is located in Bronx County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fordham
- Concourse Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Concourse Village is located in Bronx County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concourse Village
- Kings Bridge
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Kings Bridge is located in Bronx County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Bridge
- Riverdale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Spuyten Duyvil
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Spuyten Duyvil is located in Bronx County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spuyten Duyvil
- Kings County
- The following are listed by their distance from Swedetown Village, with the one closest to Swedetown Village listed first.
- Brownsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Brownsville is located in Kings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Bushwick
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Bushwick is located in Kings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushwick
- Canarsie
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Canarsie is located in Kings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canarsie
- Marcus Garvey Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Greenpoint
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Greenpoint is located in Kings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenpoint
- Weeksville ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Weeksville is located in Kings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weeksville
- Brooklyn
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Flatlands
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Flatlands is located in Kings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatlands
- Williamsburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Williamsburg is located in Kings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
- Flatbush
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Flatbush is located in Kings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatbush
- Gravesend
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Gravesend is located in Kings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravesend
- Brooklyn Heights
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Brooklyn Heights is located in Kings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn Heights
- New York County
- The following are listed by their distance from Swedetown Village, with the one closest to Swedetown Village listed first.
- Delano Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Delano Village is located in New York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delano Village
- East Harlem
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- East Harlem is located in New York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Harlem
- Harlem
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Harlem is located in New York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlem
- Inwood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Inwood is located in New York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inwood
- Washington Heights
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Washington Heights is located in New York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Heights
- Yorkville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Yorkville is located in New York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkville
- Manhattan
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Manhattan is located in New York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manhattan
- Morningside Heights
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Morningside Heights is located in New York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morningside Heights
- Park West Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Park West Village is located in New York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park West Village
- Seneca Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Seneca Village is located in New York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca Village
- East Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- East Village is located in New York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Village
- Hell's Kitchen
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Hell's Kitchen is located in New York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hell's Kitchen
- Queens County
- The following are listed by their distance from Swedetown Village, with the one closest to Swedetown Village listed first.
- Douglaston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Little Neck
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Queens Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Rosedale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bayside
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Hollis
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Beechhurst
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Beechhurst is located in Queens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechhurst
- Jamaica
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Queens
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Rochdale Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Rochdale Village is located in Queens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochdale Village
- Far Rockaway
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Whitestone
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Rockland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Swedetown Village, with the one closest to Swedetown Village listed first.
- Palisades
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Piermont
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sparkill
(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
- Tappan
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Suffolk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Swedetown Village, with the one closest to Swedetown Village listed first.
- Melville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- West Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- West Hills is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hills
- East Farmingdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- East Farmingdale is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Farmingdale
- Wheatley Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- South Huntington
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- South Huntington is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Huntington
- North Amityville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- North Amityville is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Amityville
- Wyandanch
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Amityville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- North Lindenhurst
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- North Lindenhurst is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Lindenhurst
- Deer Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Cold Spring Harbor
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Copiague
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Westchester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Swedetown Village, with the one closest to Swedetown Village listed first.
- Milton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Milton is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
- Harrison
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Larchmont
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Mamaroneck
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- New Rochelle
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Rye
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- 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>
- Pelham Manor
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Port Chester
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Eastchester
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Pelham
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Vernon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rye Brook
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fairfield County (CT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Swedetown Village, with the one closest to Swedetown Village listed first.
- Old Greenwich
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Shippan Point
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Shippan Point is located in Fairfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shippan Point
- Belle Haven
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Belle Haven is located in Fairfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Haven
- Cos Cob
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Darien
(19 miles [30.6 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
- Greenwich
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Greenwich
(20 miles [32.2 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
- Noroton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Noroton is located in Fairfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noroton
- Stamford
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Darien
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Glenbrook
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Glenbrook is located in Fairfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenbrook
- Glenville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Glenville is located in Fairfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville
- Bergen County (NJ)
- The following are listed by their distance from Swedetown Village, with the one closest to Swedetown Village listed first.
- Fort Lee
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Fort Lee is located in Bergen County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Lee
- Linwood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Linwood is located in Bergen County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
- Englewood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Englewood is located in Bergen County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Englewood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,278 people
- Ridgefield Park
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Ridgefield Park is located in Bergen County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgefield Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,837 people
- Saint Josephs Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Josephs Village is located in Bergen County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Josephs Village
- Teaneck
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Teaneck is located in Bergen County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teaneck
- West Englewood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- West Englewood is located in Bergen County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Englewood
- West Norwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- West Norwood is located in Bergen County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Norwood
- Hackensack
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Hackensack is located in Bergen County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackensack
- Population from the 2020 Census: 43,981 people
- Hudson County (NJ)
- The following are listed by their distance from Swedetown Village, with the one closest to Swedetown Village listed first.
- Guttenberg
(27 miles [43.5 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
- North Bergen
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- North Bergen is located in Hudson County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bergen
- West New York
(27 miles [43.5 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
(28 miles [45.1 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
- Union City
(28 miles [45.1 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
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Weehawken is located in Hudson County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weehawken
- Jersey City
(29 miles [46.7 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
- Bergen
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Bergen is located in Hudson County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bergen
- Communipaw
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Communipaw is located in Hudson County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Communipaw
- Secaucus
(30 miles [48.3 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
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Swedetown Village, see our County-by-County Page for Swedetown Village.
Cemeteries Near Swedetown Village ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Swedetown Village.
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 Swedetown Village - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Swedetown Village covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Swedetown Village, with the one closest to Swedetown Village listed first.
- Plainedge Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Stymus Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Lower Melville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Plainlawn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Bryant Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Melville Rural Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Quaker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Wantagh Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- St. Charles RC Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Charles RC Cemetery
- The St. Charles RC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Cemetery of the Ressurection
- Resurrection Cemetery
- St. Charles Cemetery
- St. Charles and Resurrection Cemeteries
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #65944 <2>
- Pinelawn Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinelawn Memorial Park
- The Pinelawn Memorial Park has also been known as:
- Pine Lawn Memorial Park
- Pinelawn Cemetery
- Pinelawn Memorial Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #174076 <2>
- Long Island National Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Locust Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (384 more) ...
- Oakfield Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakfield Cemetery
- The Oakfield Cemetery has also been known as:
- Old Burying Ground
- Jackson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Amityville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
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 Swedetown Village in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Swedetown Village.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Swedetown Village, with the one closest to Swedetown Village listed first.
- Melville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Amityville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wyandanch
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Lindenhurst
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Deer Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Cold Spring Harbor
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Huntington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Babylon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Elwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Elwood is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elwood
- Greenlawn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Commack
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- East Northport
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- East Northport is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Northport
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Centerport
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bay Shore
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Brentwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Swedetown Village. See our List of 1890's Communities around Swedetown Village.
Newspapers Published in Swedetown Village ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 143 newspapers that have been published in the area around Swedetown Village.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Swedetown Village, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Swedetown Village.
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 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 Swedetown Village:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Nassau County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bronx County
- Kings County
- New York County
- Queens County
- Rockland County
- Suffolk County
- Westchester County
- Fairfield County
- Bergen County
- Hudson 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 Swedetown Village, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Swedetown Village) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |