This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/JRB.2ACE/1506.1 Message Board Post: On 8/21/04 (6:37:04 PM MDT), in a posting to the Bronx County Ancestry Board that was 'gatewayed' to [email protected], George W. Agnew ([email protected]) asked, "Looking for info on Edith M. Agnew, who was born in Waterbury, CT in Sept. 1892 and died in Jamica, Queens, NY in Dec. 1980. Her last known address was in Hollis, LI, Jamaica, Queens, NY. She worked until retiring for Long Island Press. She may have had relative living in Riverside, Bronx, NY." First, for an obit, etc., etc., you may want to contact the Queens Borough Public Library: Queens Borough Public Library 89-11 Merrick Boulevard New York (Jamaica P.O.), NY 11432 Tel: 718/990-0700 Fax: 718/???-???? Contact information: http://www.queenslibrary.org/about/gen_info.asp Home page: http://www.queenslibrary.org/ Second, while Riverdale is a neighborhood in the Bronx, Riverside is a hamlet in the Town of Southampton in Suffolk County. Riverside is one of those many communities on Long Island where none of the places in Riverside have a "Riverside, NY" mailing address. The pertinent geography: Riverside is a hamlet (an unincorporated area) in the northwest section of the Town of Southampton), in the southeast part of Suffolk County, along the Southampton/Riverhead and the Southampton/Brookhaven town lines. There are currently 6 villages (incorporated municipalities) and 16 hamlets all or partly in the Town of Southampton. 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 Riverside in the Town of Southampton is bordered on the north by the Hamlet of Riverhead in the Town of Riverhead (the Southampton/Riverhead town line); on the east by the Hamlet of Flanders; on the south by the Hamlet of Westhampton; and, on the west by the Hamlet of Calverton partly in the Town of Brookhaven and partly in the Town of Riverhead (the Southampton/Brookhaven and the Southampton/Riverhead town line). And, as occurs in every one of Suffolk County's 156 communities (0 cities, 31 villages and 125 hamlets), the Hamlet of Riverside has a different border than does the "Riverside, NY" postal zone. In this case, there is no "Riverside, NY" postal zone and all places in the Hamlet of Riverside have a "Riverhead, 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 Riverside in the Town of Southampton, Suffolk County on pages 15 & 28 (map) and 29 (population estimate). I hope this information is useful or, at least, interesting. L'Shannah Tovah* & Happy 5765, Walter Greenspan * L'Shannah Tovah (li-SHAH-nuh TOH-vuh; li-shah-NAH toh-VAH) Hebrew. Lit. for a good year. A common greeting during Rosh ha Shannah and Days of Awe. It is an abbreviation of L'shannah tovah tikatev v'taihatem (May you be inscribed and sealed for a good year). This year, Rosh ha Shannah begins at sunset on Wednesday, September 15 on the civil calendar. 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