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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 Westhampton Beach (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 Westhampton Beach. 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 Westhampton Beach ...

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 Westhampton Beach: Westhampton Bch.

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.

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 hospitals and doctors 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.

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

  • Suffolk County     (The home county of Westhampton Beach)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Westhampton Beach, with the one closest to Westhampton Beach listed first.
    • Quioque
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quioque
      • Quioque is located in Suffolk County
    • Westhampton
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Quogue
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quogue have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quogue
      • Quogue is located in Suffolk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,015 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Quogue <1>
    • East Quogue
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Quogue have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Quogue
      • East Quogue is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Quogue <1>
    • West Hampton Dunes
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Hampton Dunes have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hampton Dunes
      • West Hampton Dunes is located in Suffolk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
    • Eastport
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eastport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastport
      • Eastport is located in Suffolk County
    • Riverside
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverside have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
      • Riverside is located in Suffolk County
    • Flanders
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flanders have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flanders
      • Flanders is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flanders <1>
    • Pine Valley
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Valley
      • Pine Valley is located in Suffolk County
    • Northampton
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Northampton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northampton
      • Northampton is located in Suffolk County
    • East Moriches
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Center Moriches
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Greenwood Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenwood Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Village
      • Greenwood Village is located in Suffolk County

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Westhampton Beach ...

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 140 newspapers that have been published in the area around Westhampton Beach.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Westhampton Beach. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Westhampton Beach and those printed in the larger area surrounding Westhampton Beach.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<3> of Westhampton Beach.

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 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 Westhampton Beach:

  • Genealogy information for nearby counties

Cemeteries Near Westhampton Beach ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Westhampton Beach.

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

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

  • Tuthill Burial Ground
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tuthill Burial Ground have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tuthill Burial Ground
  • East Quogue Methodist Church Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East Quogue Methodist Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Quogue Methodist Church Cemetery
  • Eastport Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Eastport Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eastport Cemetery
  • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
  • Colonel Josiah Smith & Howell Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Colonel Josiah Smith & Howell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Colonel Josiah Smith & Howell Cemetery
  • Good Grond Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Robinson & Gordon Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Robinson & Gordon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Robinson & Gordon Cemetery
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Cemetery
  • Bishop & Robinson Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bishop & Robinson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bishop & Robinson Cemetery
  • Methodist Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Methodist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Methodist Cemetery
  • Old Presbyterian Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Presbyterian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Presbyterian Cemetery
  • Wines Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wines Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wines Cemetery
  • Continue List   (142 more) ...
    • Riverhead Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riverhead Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverhead Cemetery
    • Floyd Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Floyd Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Floyd Cemetery
    • Aquebogue Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Aquebogue Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Aquebogue 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.<5>

While we didn't find Westhampton Beach in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Westhampton Beach.

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

  • Westhampton
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Quogue
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quogue have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quogue
    • Quogue is located in Suffolk County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,015 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Quogue <1>
  • Speonk
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Speonk have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speonk
    • Speonk is located in Suffolk County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Speonk <1>
  • East Quogue
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Quogue have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Quogue
    • East Quogue is located in Suffolk County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Quogue <1>
  • Eastport
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eastport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastport
    • Eastport is located in Suffolk County
  • Flanders
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flanders have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flanders
    • Flanders is located in Suffolk County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flanders <1>
  • East Moriches
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Riverhead
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Center Moriches
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Calverton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Aquebogue
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Manorville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manorville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <1>
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Moriches
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moriches have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <1>
    • Jamesport
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Baiting Hollow
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baiting Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baiting Hollow
      • Baiting Hollow is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baiting Hollow <1>

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

The official website for Westhampton Beach: www.whbvillage.com/

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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>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.
<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- Westhampton Beach) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Westhampton Beach. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.8082, Longitude: -72.6456       In this case, the coordinates for Westhampton Beach have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Westhampton Beach, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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