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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 Sweyze (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 Sweyze. 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.

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.

Sweyze is located in Suffolk County.

To see how the shape of New York's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

Below are the counties that are near Sweyze. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Sweyze:

  • Suffolk County     (The home county of Sweyze)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sweyze, with the one closest to Sweyze listed first.
    • Glenwood Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Glenwood Village is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood Village
    • Foxwood Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Foxwood Village is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxwood Village
    • Calverton
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Baiting Hollow
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Northampton
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Northampton is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northampton
    • Riverhead
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Pine Valley
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Pine Valley is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Valley
    • Riverside
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Riverside is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
    • Aquebogue
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Flanders
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Manorville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Eastport
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Eastport is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastport
  • Fairfield County (CT)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sweyze, with the one closest to Sweyze listed first.
    • Stratford
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Stratford
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Stratford is located in Fairfield County (CT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stratford
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 51,660 people
    • Bridgeport
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Bridgeport is located in Fairfield County (CT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 143,525 people
    • Bridgeport
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Bridgeport is located in Fairfield County (CT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 143,525 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bridgeport <1>
    • Oronoque
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Oronoque is located in Fairfield County (CT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oronoque
  • Middlesex County (CT)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sweyze, with the one closest to Sweyze listed first.
    • Clinton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Clinton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Clinton is located in Middlesex County (CT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,881 people
    • Grove Beach
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Grove Beach is located in Middlesex County (CT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Beach
    • Plum Bank Beach
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Plum Bank Beach is located in Middlesex County (CT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Bank Beach
    • Westbrook
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Westbrook is located in Middlesex County (CT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbrook
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,842 people
    • Westbrook
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Fenwick
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Fenwick is located in Middlesex County (CT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fenwick
    • Saybrook Manor
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Saybrook Manor is located in Middlesex County (CT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saybrook Manor
  • New Haven County (CT)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sweyze, with the one closest to Sweyze listed first.
    • Pine Orchard
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Pine Orchard is located in New Haven County (CT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Orchard
    • Short Beach
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Short Beach is located in New Haven County (CT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Beach
    • Stony Creek
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Stony Creek is located in New Haven County (CT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Creek
    • Branford
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Branford is located in New Haven County (CT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branford
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,736 people
    • Branford
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • East River
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • East River is located in New Haven County (CT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East River
    • Guilford
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Madison
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • East Haven
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • East Haven
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • East Haven is located in New Haven County (CT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Haven
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,454 people
    • Milford
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Milford is located in New Haven County (CT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 54,781 people
    • Milford
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Milford is located in New Haven County (CT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 53,259 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milford <1>

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

Cemeteries Near Sweyze ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sweyze.

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 Sweyze - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Sweyze covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Wells Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Baiting Hollow Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Riverhead Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Robinson & Gordon Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Calverton National Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Methodist Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Aquebogue Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Old Presbyterian Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Brookfield Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Wines Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Eastport Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (209 more) ...
    • Northville Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Sound Ave. Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Wading River Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)

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 Sweyze in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Sweyze.

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

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

Newspapers Published in Sweyze ...

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 165 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sweyze.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Sweyze, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Sweyze.

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 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 Sweyze:

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 Sweyze, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Sweyze) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.