RoadsideThoughts
A Gazetteer for the United States and Canada
Home >> State of New York >> Suffolk County >> Upton >> Genealogy HelperIndex...










Learn About
The Commemorative
Quarter for
New York

The Commemorative Quarter for New York





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 Upton (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 Upton. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

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

  • Suffolk County     (The home county of Upton)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Upton, with the one closest to Upton listed first.
    • Ridge
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge
      • Ridge is located in Suffolk County
    • Yaphank
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Manorville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manorville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
    • Middle Island
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middle Island have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
    • Shirley
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shirley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
    • Mastic
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mastic have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
    • Gordon Heights
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gordon Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon Heights
      • Gordon Heights is located in Suffolk County
    • East Shoreham
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Shoreham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Shoreham
      • East Shoreham is located in Suffolk County
    • Wading River
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Greenwood Village
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenwood Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Village
      • Greenwood Village is located in Suffolk County
    • Moriches
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moriches have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
    • Brookhaven
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Nassau County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Upton, with the one closest to Upton listed first.
    • Old Bethpage
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • 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>
    • Woodbury
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Fairfield County (CT)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Upton, with the one closest to Upton listed first.
    • Stratford
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Black Rock
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Rock
      • Black Rock is located in Fairfield County (CT)
    • Stratford
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stratford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stratford
      • Stratford is located in Fairfield County (CT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 51,660 people
    • Bridgeport
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • 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
    • Bridgeport
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • 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>
    • Fairfield
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Greens Farms
      (28 miles [45.1 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>
    • Oronoque
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oronoque have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oronoque
      • Oronoque is located in Fairfield County (CT)
    • Southport
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Compo
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Compo
      • Compo is located in Fairfield County (CT)
    • Fairfield
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • 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
    • Melville Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melville Village
      • Melville Village is located in Fairfield County (CT)
  • New Haven County (CT)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Upton, with the one closest to Upton listed first.
    • Milford
      (26 miles [41.8 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
      (26 miles [41.8 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>
    • Short Beach
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Beach
      • Short Beach is located in New Haven County (CT)
    • Branford
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Branford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branford
      • Branford is located in New Haven County (CT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,736 people
    • Branford
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • East Haven
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • 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>
    • Pine Orchard
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Orchard
      • Pine Orchard is located in New Haven County (CT)
    • Stony Creek
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stony Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Creek
      • Stony Creek is located in New Haven County (CT)
    • West Haven
      (28 miles [45.1 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
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Allingtown
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • East Haven
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • 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)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,454 people

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

Newspapers Published in Upton ...

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 158 newspapers that have been published in the area around Upton.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Upton, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Upton.

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 Upton:

Cemeteries Near Upton ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Upton.

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

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

  • Longwood Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Longwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Longwood Cemetery
  • Homan & Buckingham Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Homan & Buckingham Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Homan & Buckingham Cemetery
  • St. Andrew's Episcopal Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Andrew's Episcopal Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Andrew's Episcopal Cemetery
  • Presbyterian Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Presbyterian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Presbyterian Cemetery
  • Old Baptist Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Baptist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Baptist Cemetery
  • Yaphank Village Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Yaphank Village Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Yaphank Village Cemetery
  • County Home Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the County Home Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the County Home Cemetery
  • Brookfield Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brookfield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brookfield Cemetery
  • Old Presbyterian Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Presbyterian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Presbyterian Cemetery
  • Methodist Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • 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
  • Samuel Carman & Nathaniel Miller Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Samuel Carman & Nathaniel Miller Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Samuel Carman & Nathaniel Miller Cemetery
  • South Haven Presbyterian Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the South Haven Presbyterian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the South Haven Presbyterian Cemetery
  • Continue List   (205 more) ...
    • Wines Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wines Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wines Cemetery
    • Union Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Methodist Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • 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

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

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

  • Yaphank
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Manorville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manorville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
  • Middle Island
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middle Island have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
  • South Haven
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Haven have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Haven
    • South Haven is located in Suffolk County
  • Moriches
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moriches have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
  • Wading River
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Brookhaven
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Center Moriches
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Rocky Point
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Point
    • Rocky Point is located in Suffolk County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rocky Point <2>
  • Coram
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Medford
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • East Moriches
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Calverton
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Bellport
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bellport have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
    • Eastport
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eastport have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastport
      • Eastport is located in Suffolk County

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Upton. 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 '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- Upton) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Upton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.8678, Longitude: -72.8787    
<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 Upton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

Copyright 2024
All Rights Reserved

Thank you for visiting our website.

In closing, please keep in mind that we can not guarantee the accuracy or timeliness of the information on this website, so use with care. We encourage you to double-check the information that is critical to you.

If you've found an error or have additional information that you would like to share, please don't hesitate to write: Click here to contact us.

This page was last modified/updated: 07 Apr 2024