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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 Watermill (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 Watermill. 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 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.

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

  • Suffolk County     (The home county of Watermill)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Watermill, with the one closest to Watermill listed first.
    • West Mecox Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Mecox Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Mecox Village
      • West Mecox Village is located in Suffolk County
    • Sagaponack
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Bridgehampton
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Southampton
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • North Sea
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Sea have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Sea
      • North Sea is located in Suffolk County
    • Tuckahoe
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tuckahoe have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckahoe
      • Tuckahoe is located in Suffolk County
    • Art Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Art Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Art Village
      • Art Village is located in Suffolk County
    • Wainscott
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wainscott have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wainscott
      • Wainscott is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wainscott <2>
    • Noyack
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Bay Point
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Sag Harbor
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Shinnecock Hills
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Middlesex County (CT)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Watermill, with the one closest to Watermill listed first.
    • Fenwick
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Plum Bank Beach
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Grove Beach
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Grove Beach. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Beach
      • Grove Beach is located in Middlesex County (CT)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Grove Beach
      • From Watermill to Grove Beach
    • Saybrook Manor
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saybrook Manor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saybrook Manor
      • Saybrook Manor is located in Middlesex County (CT)
    • Clinton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Old Saybrook
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Saybrook have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Saybrook
      • Old Saybrook is located in Middlesex County (CT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,028 people
    • Old Saybrook
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Saybrook have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Saybrook
      • Old Saybrook is located in Middlesex County (CT)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Old Saybrook <2>
    • Westbrook
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Clinton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clinton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
      • Clinton is located in Middlesex County (CT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,881 people
    • Westbrook
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbrook
      • Westbrook is located in Middlesex County (CT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,842 people
    • Centerbrook
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
    • Essex
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Essex have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essex
      • Essex is located in Middlesex County (CT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,634 people
  • New Haven County (CT)
  • New London County (CT)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Watermill, with the one closest to Watermill listed first.
    • Old Lyme
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Lyme have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Lyme
      • Old Lyme is located in New London County (CT)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Old Lyme <2>
    • South Lyme
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Lyme have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Lyme
      • South Lyme is located in New London County (CT)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Lyme <2>
    • Old Lyme
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Lyme have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Lyme
      • Old Lyme is located in New London County (CT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,280 people
    • Niantic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Pleasure Beach
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • East Lyme
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)

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

Cemeteries Near Watermill ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Watermill.

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

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

  • Water Mill Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Water Mill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Water Mill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Flying Point Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Flying Point Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Flying Point Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hay Ground Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hay Ground Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hay Ground Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Southampton Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • North End Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North End Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the North End Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Old Southampton Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Southampton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Southampton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mecox Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mecox Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mecox Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bridgehampton Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bridgehampton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bridgehampton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Sacred Hearts of Jesus & Mary RC Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Sagg Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sagg Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sagg Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Edgewood Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Edgewood Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Edgewood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • North Sea Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Sea Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the North Sea Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (117 more) ...
    • Poxabogue Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Poxabogue Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Poxabogue Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Shinnecock Indian Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shinnecock Indian Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shinnecock Indian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Wainscott Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wainscott Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wainscott Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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 Watermill had a population of 173 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.

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

  • Southampton
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Sagaponack
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Bridgehampton
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Shinnecock Hills
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Sag Harbor
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • New Suffolk
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Suffolk have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Suffolk
    • New Suffolk is located in Suffolk County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Suffolk <2>
  • East Hampton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Cutchogue
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cutchogue have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutchogue
    • Cutchogue is located in Suffolk County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cutchogue <2>
  • Shelter Island
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shelter Island have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelter Island
    • Shelter Island is located in Suffolk County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shelter Island <2>
  • Shelter Island Heights
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shelter Island Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelter Island Heights
    • Shelter Island Heights is located in Suffolk County
  • Southold
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Southold have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southold
    • Southold is located in Suffolk County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Southold <2>
  • Amagansett
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Amagansett have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amagansett
    • Amagansett is located in Suffolk County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Amagansett <2>
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Peconic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peconic have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peconic
      • Peconic is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peconic <2>
    • Mattituck
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Springs
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springs
      • Springs 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 Watermill. See our List of 1890's Communities around Watermill.

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Watermill ...

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 108 newspapers that have been published in the area around Watermill.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Watermill. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Watermill and those printed in the larger area surrounding Watermill.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<6> of Watermill.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Watermill:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Watermill. 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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<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 Watermill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Watermill) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Watermill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.9132, Longitude: -72.3486       In this case, the coordinates for Watermill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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