On 6/14/04 (8:02:46 PM MDT), in a posting to the Nassau County Ancestry Board that was 'gatewayed' to NYNASSAU-L@rootsweb.com, Anne Jenson (annemjens@aol.com) asked, "I need a lookup for Mary Hersh (Mrs. Decatur Hersh) who died on July 15, 1966. Her SSDI info said last residence was Roslyn Heights, Nassau." For questions such as yours, you may want to contact the Shelter Rock Public Library (the library can suggest which local newspaper might have this information and other possible sources of information): Shelter Rock Public Library 165 Searingtown Road Albertson, NY 11507-1521 Tel: 516/248-7363 Fax: 516/248-4897 eMail: ShelterRock@srpl.org http://www.nassaulibrary.org/shelter/ Roslyn Heights is one of those communities on Long Island where many of the places (about 1 out of every 2 places) with a Roslyn Heights mailing address are not in Roslyn Heights. The pertinent geography: Roslyn Heights is a hamlet (unincorporated area) in the center part of the Town of North Hempstead, in the west-central part of Nassau County. There are 30 villages (municipal corporations) and 18 hamlets all or partly in the Town of North Hempstead. 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 the north and moving in a clockwise direction, the Hamlet of Roslyn Heights in the Town of North Hempstead is bordered on the north by the Villages of Roslyn Estates, Roslyn and East Hills; on the east by the Villages of East Hills and Old Westbury; on the south by the Villages of Mineola and East Williston; and, on the west by the Village of East Williston, the Hamlets of Albertson and Searingtown and the Village of North Hills. And, as occurs in all but one of Nassau County's 136 communities (2 cities, 64 villages and 70 hamlets), the Hamlet of Roslyn Heights has a different border than does the "Roslyn Heights, NY 11577" postal zone (i.e., a place can have a Roslyn Heights mailing address and not be in Roslyn Heights and, at the same time, there are places in Roslyn Heights with other than a Roslyn Heights mailing address). ..................................................area .....Hamlet of Roslyn Heights.........944 .....Roslyn Heights, NY 11577.....1,704 Thus, about 1 out of every 2 places with a "Roslyn Heights, NY" mailing address are NOT in the Hamlet of Roslyn Heights. Those places with a "Roslyn Heights, NY" mailing address that are not in Roslyn Heights are in the Villages of North Hills and East Hills; and, at the same time, there are places in Roslyn Heights that have a "Williston Park, NY" mailing address. For those who have their copy of the 2003 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 Roslyn Heights in the Town of North Hempstead, Nassau County on pages 5 & 6 (map) and 7 (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.