On 5/2/04 (9:04:28 PM MDT), in a posting to the Nassau County Ancestry Board that was 'gatewayed' to NYNASSAU-L@rootsweb.com, Larry (least@hotmail.com) asked, "I don't live in New York and was wondering if anyone had a couple minutes to look up an obit in Newsday for me?? KATZ, Caroline d. 11 Mar 1990 her last known residence was in Seaford, Nassau, NY I've already checked the NY Times microfilms and did not find her so I'm thinking maybe it could be listed in Newsday?? Unless, of course, anyone knows of any other newspaper that might carry her obituary.. unfortunately I'm not even sure she'll have an obit..." For questions such as yours, you may want to contact the Seaford Public Library (the library can suggest which local newspaper might have this information and other possible sources of information): Seaford Public Library 2234 Jackson Avenue Seaford, NY 11783 Tel: 516/221-1334 Fax: 516/826-8133 eMail: selcirc@nassau.nls.lib.ny.us http://www.nassaulibrary.org/seaford/ Seaford is one of those communities on Long Island where the majority of the places with a Seaford mailing address are not in Seaford. The pertinent geography: Seaford is a hamlet (unincorporated area) in the extreme southeast section of the Town of Hempstead, in the southeast part of Nassau County, along the border with the Town of Oyster Bay. There are 22 villages (municipal corporations) and 36 hamlets all or partly within the Town of 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 its northern border and proceeding clockwise, the Hamlet of Seaford in the Town of Hempstead is bordered on the north by the Hamlet of North Wantagh; on the east by the Hamlet of Massapequa, Town of Oyster Bay (the Hempstead/Oyster Bay town line); on the south by scattered islands in the South Oyster Bay; and, on the west by the Hamlet of Wantagh. And, as occurs in all but one of Nassau County's 136 communities (2 cities, 64 villages and 70 hamlets), the Hamlet of Seaford has a different border than does the "Seaford, NY 11783" postal zone (i.e., a place can have a Seaford mailing address and not be in Seaford). ......................................acres ......Hamlet of Seaford......1,758 ......Seaford, NY 11783....3,942* * Area includes 160 acres in the Town of Oyster Bay. A bit more than half the places with a "Seaford, NY" mailing address are not in the Hamlet of Seaford. These places that have a "Seaford, NY" mailing address that are not in the Hamlet of Seaford are in the Hamlets of North Wantagh and Levittown, Town of Hempstead and the Hamlets of North Massapequa and Plainedge, Town of Oyster Bay. 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 Seaford in the Town of Hempstead, Nassau County on pages 5 & 8 (map) and 9 (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.