Hauppauge Methodist Church - Hauppauge, NY - U.S. National Register of Historic Places on Waymarking.com

The rural cemetery of Hauppauge Methodist Church offers standing testimony to over 200 years of local history. Hauppauge Rural Cemetery is the final resting grounds of many famous Hauppauge and Smithtown founding residents. The church's earliest congregants included well-known families such as the Wheelers, Smiths and the Blydenburghs. During these early times those who donated the most were buried closest to the church.

Hauppauge's first family the Wheeler played a major role in the early days of the community and founding Hauppauge United Methodist. Originally Presbyterians, the Wheeler family switched to Methodist following. Members of Hauppauge Methodist first met in a room of Richard Wheeler's home. The church was built across the street from the home of Thomas Wheeler, whose home was the first recognized settlement in Hauppauge.

The grave of Joseph Blydenburgh who fought in the Revolutionary War. You can no longer read his gravestone, a bronze plaque marks his grave site stating that he was a member of the Suffolk County Militia.
Many more family names can be found among the gravestones. While some gravestones made of Connecticut sandstone have faded, there are still others that can be read. The Hauppauge United Methodist Church established and built in 1806, and Cemetery is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, 2020. The Cemetery includes veterans who served as far back as the American Revolution, War of 1812, and Civil War; Wheeler family members, among the church’s first trustees, who established the ‘Wheeler Settlement’ that became Hauppauge; and Smithtown’s founding family of Smiths who gave land for the church and cemetery.

Street address: 473 Town line Rd Hauppauge , NY United States 11788 County / Borough / Parish: Suffolk County Year listed: 2020 Historic (Areas of) Significance: Church, Religion Periods of significance: 1806-1849 Historic function: Event, Religion Current function: Funerary, Religion Privately owned?: yes Primary Web Site: [Web Link] Season start / Season finish: Not listed Hours of operation: Not listed Secondary Website 1: Not listed Secondary Website 2: Not listed National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed

Visit Instructions:
Please give the date and brief account of your visit. Include any additional observations or information that you may have, particularly about the current condition of the site. Additional photos are highly encouraged, but not mandatory.

Recent Visits/Logs:

There are no logs for this waymark yet.