This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.newyork.counties.rockland/2036.2/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I'm not sure when the Village of Spring Valley was founded, but Hillcrest was never a village. It's a hamlet in the Town of Ramapo; I grew up in Hillcrest. Chestnut Ridge is relatively new (less than 20 years old).