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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 West Brighton (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 West Brighton. 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 West Brighton ...

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 have occurred.

For example, a typical abbreviation for West Brighton: W. Brighton

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.

Newspapers Published in West Brighton ...

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 87 newspapers that have been published in the area around West Brighton.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of West Brighton, there are papers which were published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<1>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for West Brighton.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 West Brighton:

Cemeteries Near West Brighton ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of West Brighton.

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

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

  • Gravesend Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Old New Utrecht Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old New Utrecht Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old New Utrecht Cemetery
  • Washington Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Quaker Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Quaker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Quaker Cemetery
  • Canarsie Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Holy Cross Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Flatbush Reformed Dutch Church Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Barkaloo Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
  • Green - Wood Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Green - Wood Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Brooklyn.
    • The Green - Wood Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Greenwood Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Green - Wood Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #64718 <2>
  • Prison Ship Martyrs' Monument
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (424 more) ...
    • Sailors Snug Harbor Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sailors Snug Harbor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sailors Snug Harbor Cemetery
    • Silver Mount Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Silver Lake Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Silver Lake Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Silver Lake 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 West Brighton in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of West Brighton.

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

  • Brighton Beach
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton Beach
    • Brighton Beach is located in Kings County
  • Coney Island
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coney Island
    • Coney Island is located in Kings County
  • Manhattan Beach
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manhattan Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manhattan Beach
    • Manhattan Beach is located in Kings County
  • Sheepshead Bay
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheepshead Bay
    • Sheepshead Bay is located in Kings County
  • Gravesend
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gravesend have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravesend
    • Gravesend is located in Kings County
  • New Utrecht
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Utrecht have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Utrecht
    • New Utrecht is located in Kings County
  • Bensonhurst
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bensonhurst
    • Bensonhurst is located in Kings County
  • Bath Beach
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath Beach
    • Bath Beach is located in Kings County
  • Flatlands
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatlands
    • Flatlands is located in Kings County
  • Parkville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parkville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkville
    • Parkville is located in Kings County
  • Fort Hamilton
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Hamilton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Hamilton
    • Fort Hamilton is located in Kings County
  • Bay Ridge
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Ridge
    • Bay Ridge is located in Kings County
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Canarsie
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canarsie
      • Canarsie is located in Kings County
    • Flatbush
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flatbush have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatbush
      • Flatbush is located in Kings County
    • Rosebank
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rosebank have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosebank
      • Rosebank is located in Richmond County

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for West Brighton. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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- West Brighton) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in West Brighton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.5775, Longitude: -73.9725       In this case, the coordinates for West Brighton have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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>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.
<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 West Brighton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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