This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/JRB.2ACE/1585.1 Message Board Post: There were no boroughs in 1870. New York City was just Manhattan and a few islands in the East River. What might create a difficulty, though, is whether your information concerning the 11th ward, 16th district is from the first enumeration or thre second enumeration in 1870. What exactly are you trying to determine?