2023 Map of Bellport

About this map

The Carmans River corridor serves as the central artery for this Long Island landscape, connecting the interior ponds at Yaphank to the coastal marshes of Bellport Bay. This modern survey details a complex web of historic burial grounds and family plots that mark the early settlement of Suffolk County. Genealogists can locate several small, family-named sites such as the Nathaniel Hawkins Cem and the Samuel Carman and Nathaniel Miller Cem near South Haven. The map reveals the persistent geography of the Long Island railroad line and the Montauk Hwy, which parallel the coast through established communities like East Patchogue and Shirley. Further inland, the transition from residential clusters in Medford and Coram to the open tracts around Upton illustrates the varied land use of the central island. Historic religious sites, including the Yaphank Presbyterian Church, remain anchored in the village centers.