On 2/17/04 (4:44:31 PM MST), in a posting to the Ancestry Nassau County Board that was 'gatewayed' to NYNASSAU-L@rootsweb.com, Ron Bicknese (rbicknese@Tnaccess.com) asked, "I'm looking for information on the parents of Henry F. Bicknese 1906-1989, of Hunington Station, New York. His wife was Mildred T. Legler, also Henry's place of birth, and any other information you would like to share." First, Huntington Station is a hamlet in the Town of Huntington, Suffolk County. Second, for questions such as yours, you may want to contact the South Huntington Public Library (the library can suggest which local newspaper might have this information and other possible sources of information): South Huntington Public Library 2 Melville Road Huntington Station, NY 11746 Tel: 631/549-4411 Fax: 631/549-6832 eMail: shunlib@suffolk.lib.ny.us http://shpl.suffolk.lib.ny.us The pertinent geography: Huntington Station is a hamlet (an unincorporated area) in the central part of the Town of Huntington, which is in the western part of Suffolk County. There are 4 villages and 15 hamlets (unincorporated areas) all or partly in the Town of Huntington. There are no cities and 10 towns in Suffolk County. There are 2 Indian reservations in Suffolk County. (I'm including after my name a NYS Geographic Glossary with the NYS definitions of county, city, town, village, hamlet and postal zone.) Beginning on the north and moving in a clockwise direction, the Hamlet of Huntington Station in the Town of Huntington is bordered on the north by the Hamlets of Cold Spring Harbor and Huntington; on the east by the Hamlets of Huntington and Greenlawn; on the south by the Hamlets of South Huntington and West Hills; and, on the west by the Hamlets of West Hills and Cold Spring Harbor. And, as occurs in every one of Suffolk County's 157 communities (0 cities, 31 villages and 126 hamlets), the Hamlet of Huntington Station has a different border than does the "Huntington Station, NY 11746" postal zone (i.e., a place can have a Huntington Station mailing address and not be in Huntington Station and a place can have other than a Huntington Station mailing address and be in Huntington Station). Those places that have a "Huntington Station, NY" mailing address that are not in the Hamlet of Huntington Station are in the Hamlet of Huntington, the Hamlet of South Huntington, the Hamlet of Greenlawn and the Hamlet of West Hills; and, at the same time, there are places in the Hamlet of Huntington Station with a "Dix Hills, NY 11746" mailing address. For those who have their copy of the 2002 or earlier edition of the LI Population Survey or have already downloaded the report from the Long Island Power Authority web site (eMail me directly if you need instructions on how to access and download the report), you'll find the Hamlet of Huntington Station in the Town of Huntington, Suffolk County on pages 14 & 16 (map) and 17 (population estimate). I hope this information is useful or, at least, interesting. Regards, Walter Greenspan . Cities, Towns, Villages, Hamlets and Postal Zones in New York State New York State is divided into counties. County A county is a municipal corporation, a subdivision of the state, created to perform state functions; a "regional" government. All counties are divided into cities, towns and Indian reservations. City A city is a unique governmental entity with its own special charter. Cities are not sub-divided, except into neighborhoods, which are informal geographic areas. Town A town is a municipal corporation and encompasses all territory within the state except that within cities or Indian reservations. Towns can be sub-divided into villages and hamlets. Village A village is a general purpose municipal corporation formed voluntarily by the residents of an area in one or more towns to provide themselves with municipal services. The pattern of village organization is similar to those of a city. A village is divided into neighborhoods, which are informal geographic areas. Hamlet A hamlet is an unincorporated area in one or more towns that is governed at-large by the town(s) it is in. A hamlet is divided into neighborhoods, which are informal geographic areas. Postal Zone "City" and "Town" A postal zone "City" and "Town" is an administrative district established by the U.S. Postal Service to deliver the mail. Postal zone "City" and "Town" may not (but are encouraged to) conform to municipal or community borders. Thus, postal zone location does not always determine city, village or hamlet location. Please be aware: In many areas of New York State, the problem of non-conforming postal zones leads to a situation where the majority of places have a different community name in their mailing address than the community where that place is actually located.