On 2/6/04 (2/6/04 3:20:25 PM MST), in a private eMail, Muffy (Unger BMCM@AOL.com) asked, "Thanks for you information. In an obit I was told that the location was Locust Valley Lond Island and the road was Factory Pond Road. Can this be brought up on your website you gave me?" Yes, Locust Valley is a hamlet in the Town of Oyster Bay, Nassau County. Just the opposite of Brookville, Locust Valley is one of those many communities on Long Island where the majority of places with a "Locust Valley, NY" mailing address are not in Locust Valley. The pertinent geography: Locust Valley is a hamlet (unincorporated area) in the northern part of the Town of Oyster Bay, Nassau County. There are 18 villages and 18 hamlets (unincorporated areas) all or partly within the Town of Oyster Bay. There are 2 cities and 3 towns in Nassau 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 its northern border and proceeding clockwise: The Hamlet of Locust Valley in the Town of Oyster Bay is bordered on the north by the Village of Matinecock, the Village of Lattingtown and the Village of Mill Neck; on the east by the Village of Mill Neck; on the south by the Village of Matinecock and the City of Glen Cove; and, on the west by the City of Glen Cove. And, as occurs in all but one of Nassau County's 136 communities (2 cities, 64 villages and 70 hamlets), the Hamlet of Locust Valley has a different border than does the "Locust Valley, NY 11560" postal zone (i.e., a place can have a Locust Valley mailing address and not be in Locust Valley). ..................................................acres ......Hamlet of Locust Valley............626 ......Locust Valley, NY 11560........4,673 Thus, about 5 out of every 6 places with a "Locust Valley, NY" mailing address are NOT in the Hamlet of Locust Valley. These places that have a "Locust Valley, NY" mailing address but are not in Locust Valley are in the Village of Lattingtown (incorporated in 1931), the Village of Mill Neck (incorporated in 1924) or the Village of Matinecock (incorporated in 1928). 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 Locust Valley in the Town of Oyster Bay, Nassau County on pages 5 & 11 (map) and 12 (population estimate). I hope this information is useful or, at least, interesting. Happy Tu B'Shvat, the Jewish Arbor Day celebrating the New Year for trees (begins Friday, February 6 at sunset), 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.