Hi Doreen Jackson, It may be useful to know in which village or hamlet in Suffolk County was ALICE LOUISA DAVIS residing at the time of her passing? Currently, there are 10 towns (as well as 2 Indian reservations) in Suffolk County and the 10 towns are further sub-divided into 33 villages (incorporated municipalities) and 124 hamlets (unincorporated areas), yielding 157 communities (33 + 124 = 157). I'm including after my name a NYS Geographic Glossary with the NYS definitions of county, city, town, village, hamlet and postal zone. I hope this information is useful or, at least, interesting. Regards, Walter Greenspan Great Falls, MT & Jericho, NY . 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.

Doreen, I havent been keeping up with your posts but have you tried searching the Suffolk County historical newspapers? http://www.live-brary.com/historical-newspapers/ Its been an amazing wealth of info for me. Good luck. Kim --- On Thu, 7/28/11, Soyamaven@aol.com <Soyamaven@aol.com> wrote: > From: Soyamaven@aol.com <Soyamaven@aol.com> > Subject: [NYC-ROOTS] DEATH IN NEW YORK (addition) > To: nyc-roots@rootsweb.com > Date: Thursday, July 28, 2011, 8:22 AM > Hi Doreen Jackson, > > It may be useful to know in which village or hamlet in > Suffolk County  was > ALICE LOUISA DAVIS residing at the time of her passing? > > > Currently, there are 10 towns (as well as 2 Indian > reservations) in  > Suffolk County and the 10 towns are further sub-divided > into 33 villages  > (incorporated municipalities) and 124 hamlets > (unincorporated areas), yielding  157 > communities (33 + 124 = 157). > > I'm including after my name a NYS  Geographic Glossary > with the NYS > definitions of county, city, town, village,  hamlet > and postal zone. > > I hope this information is useful or, at least,  > interesting. > > Regards, > > Walter Greenspan > Great Falls, MT &  Jericho, NY > > > . 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. > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NYC-ROOTS-request@rootsweb.com > with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the > subject and the body of the message >