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/lRB.2ACE/859.1 Message Board Post: On 4/7/05 (11:53:57 PM MDT), in a posting to the Nassau County Ancestry Board that was 'gatewayed' to NYNASSAU-L@rootsweb.com, Linda Curtis (LCURT651@sbcglobal.net) asked, "I am trying to locate any family members of a man by the name of S. Sgt. Cornelius Davison Jr. from Baldwin, NY who was killed in action on January 16, 1945 over Germany. His parents were Cornelius and Mary Davison last known living in Oceanside, NY. I believe I have found them in the SSDI. Cornelius dying in July 1969 and Mary dying in Nov. 1971. If anyone can help locate obituaries or other family it would be greatly appreciated. A memorial was recently dedicated in Germany at the crash site and we are trying to locate family to let them know." For questions such as yours, you may want to contact the Baldwin Public Library (the library can suggest which local newspaper might have this information and other possible sources of information): Baldwin Public Library 2385 Grand Avenue Baldwin, NY 11510-3289 Tel: 516/223-6228 Fax: 516/623-7991 eMail: bapl3@lilrc.org http://www.nassaulibrary.org/baldwin/ The pertinent geography: Originally called Hick's His Neck, Hick's Neck, Bethel, Milburn Corners, Milburn, Baldwin Corners, Baldwinsville, Baldwins, and, for second time: Milburn, followed by Baldwins, and then today's Baldwin, Baldwin is a hamlet (an unincorporated community) in the southern section of the Town of Hempstead, in the south-central part of Nassau County. There are 36 hamlets and 22 villages (municipal corporations) 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 Baldwin in the Town of Hempstead is bordered on the north by the Village of Hempstead and the Hamlet of Uniondale; on the east by the Hamlet of Roosevelt and the Village of Freeport; on the south by the Hamlet of Baldwin Harbor; and, on the west by the Hamlet of Oceanside, the Village of Rockville Centre and the Hamlet of South Hempstead. Please note: In 1990, the area south of Atlantic Avenue was separated from the Hamlet of Baldwin and was formed into the Hamlet of Baldwin Harbor. And, as occurs in all but one of Nassau County's 136 communities (2 cities, 64 villages and 70 hamlets), the Hamlet of Baldwin has a different border than does the "Baldwin, NY 11510" postal zone (i.e., a place can have a Baldwin mailing address and not be in Baldwin and a place can be in Baldwin and have other than a Baldwin mailing address). ....................................acres ..Hamlet of Baldwin........1,785 ..Baldwin, NY 11510......2,725 A bit more than one-third of the places with a "Baldwin, NY" mailing address are not in the Hamlet of Baldwin. These places that have a "Baldwin, NY" mailing address that are not in the Hamlet of Baldwin are in the Hamlet of Oceanside, the Hamlet of Baldwin Harbor and the Hamlet of Roosevelt; and, at the same time, there are places in the Hamlet of Baldwin that have an "Oceanside, NY 11572", a "Rockville Centre, NY 11870" or a "Roosevelt, NY 11575" mailing address. For those who have their copy of the 2004 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 Baldwin 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.