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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 Tuckahoe (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 Tuckahoe. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

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 south 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.

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

  • Suffolk County     (The home county of Tuckahoe)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tuckahoe, with the one closest to Tuckahoe listed first.
    • Southampton
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Southampton is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southampton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,313 people
      • Southampton has also been known as:
      • Southampton village
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Southampton <1>
    • Art Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Art Village is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Art Village
    • North Sea
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • North Sea is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Sea
    • Shinnecock Hills
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Shinnecock Hills is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shinnecock Hills
    • Watermill
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Watermill is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watermill
    • West Mecox Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • West Mecox Village is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Mecox Village
    • Hampton Bays
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Bridgehampton
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Squiretown
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Squiretown is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squiretown
    • Sagaponack
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Noyack
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • New Suffolk
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Middlesex County (CT)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tuckahoe, with the one closest to Tuckahoe listed first.
    • Fenwick
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Fenwick is located in Middlesex County (CT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fenwick
    • Plum Bank Beach
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Plum Bank Beach is located in Middlesex County (CT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Bank Beach
    • Clinton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Grove Beach
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Grove Beach is located in Middlesex County (CT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Beach
    • Saybrook Manor
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Saybrook Manor is located in Middlesex County (CT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saybrook Manor
    • Westbrook
      (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
    • Old Saybrook
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Old Saybrook is located in Middlesex County (CT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Saybrook
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,028 people
    • Old Saybrook
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Westbrook
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Westbrook is located in Middlesex County (CT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbrook
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,842 people
  • New Haven County (CT)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tuckahoe, with the one closest to Tuckahoe listed first.
    • Madison
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • East River
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • East River is located in New Haven County (CT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East River
    • Guilford
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Stony Creek
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Stony Creek is located in New Haven County (CT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Creek
  • New London County (CT)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tuckahoe, with the one closest to Tuckahoe listed first.
    • Old Lyme
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Old Lyme is located in New London County (CT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Lyme
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,280 people
    • Old Lyme
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • South Lyme
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)

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

Cemeteries Near Tuckahoe ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Tuckahoe.

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

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

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

  • Sacred Hearts of Jesus & Mary RC Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Southampton Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Old Southampton Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • North End Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • North Sea Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Shinnecock Indian Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Flying Point Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Water Mill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Hay Ground Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Mecox Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Good Grond Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Sagg Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (120 more) ...
    • Bridgehampton Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Edgewood Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Poxabogue Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)

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

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

  • Southampton
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Southampton is located in Suffolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southampton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,313 people
    • Southampton has also been known as:
    • Southampton village
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Southampton <1>
  • Shinnecock Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Shinnecock Hills is located in Suffolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shinnecock Hills
  • Watermill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Watermill is located in Suffolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watermill
  • Bridgehampton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • New Suffolk
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Sagaponack
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Cutchogue
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • East Quogue
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Sag Harbor
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Mattituck
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jamesport
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Peconic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Flanders
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Quogue
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Southold
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)

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

Newspapers Published in Tuckahoe ...

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 110 newspapers that have been published in the area around Tuckahoe.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Tuckahoe, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Tuckahoe.

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 Tuckahoe:

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 Tuckahoe, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Tuckahoe) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.