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/jUB.2ACI/676.3 Message Board Post: I know your post was old but...I'll try. The convent is still there, as well as a sizable rest/nursing home. It is a beautiful building on a wonderful piece of property, years ago it had its own farm. There is a school on the grounds connected to the convent by the chapel. It was once a girls boarding and day school, now it is a day school. The address is 1725 Brentwood Road, Brentwood, NY 11717.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: WALKER, SMITH Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/jUB.2ACI/1177 Message Board Post: Could some kind soul point me in the right direction to find a christening record for Elizabeth Walker born 1808 (more or less) in Suffolk County? Her father was William Walker and her mother Rachael Ann Smith,

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This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: WHITE SEAMAN PENNY BROWN SANTACROCE HAVENS HUBBARD Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/jUB.2ACI/1175 Message Board Post: Any info on the Sag Harbor Pratt family would be greatly appreciated. Thanks

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/jUB.2ACI/1173.1 Message Board Post: On 3/26/06 (10:51:09 AM MST), in a posting to the Suffolk County Ancestry Board that was 'gatewayed' to NYSUFFOL-L@rootsweb.com, John Murphy (jmmurphy@washingtonnc.com) asked, "It appears that some kind of change was made to the boundaries of the Town of Riverhead not too long after its establishment in 1792. I have some ancestors who were living on the edge of the Town of Brookhaven near Manorville that all of a sudden start showing up in some of the Riverhead Town records around 1796. There was a notation in one of the Poor Books that mentioned the lines being redrawn. I'm trying to find out when this happened and what the extent of the changes were. Some maps would be nice but probably too much to hope for." The area that is now the Town of Riverhead was part of the Town of Southold until it seceded and became the Town of Riverhead on March 13, 1792. To research if there were any changes to the border of the Town of Riverhead after that date, you might want to contact the Riverhead Free Library: Riverhead Free Library 330 Court Street Riverhead, NY 11901 Tel: 631/727-3228 Fax: 631/727-4762 eMail: rflref@suffolk.lib.ny.us http://river.suffolk.lib.ny.us/ For a good town-by-town map showing all the villages and hamlets in each of LI's 13 towns, I suggest you download a copy of the 2005 edition of the LI Population Survey by going to: http://www.lipower.org/company/pubs/popsurvey.html I hope this information is useful or, at least, interesting. Regards, Walter Greenspan Great Falls, MT & Jericho, NY

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: White, Brown, Brandon, Brandin, Penny Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/jUB.2ACI/1174 Message Board Post: We recently found the earliest of the Town of Riverhead Poor Books beginning at the time of the Township's formation in 1792. We are trying to find out if there are similar volumes for the Towns of Brookhaven and Southampton from that same era and if they survive to the present. Thanks...

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: White, Brown, Brandon, Brandin, Penny Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/jUB.2ACI/1173 Message Board Post: It appears that some kind of change was made to the boundaries of the Town of Riverhead not too long after its establishment in 1792. I have some ancestors who were living on the edge of the Town of Brookhaven near Manorville that all of a sudden start showing up in some of the Riverhead Town records around 1796. There was a notation in one of the Poor Books that mentioned the lines being redrawn. I'm trying to find out when this happened and what the extent of the changes were. Some maps would be nice but probably too much to hope for.

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/jUB.2ACI/1125.1 Message Board Post: http://genforum.genealogy.com/pa/blair/messages/640.html Posted by: Gloria Ranker (ID *****0473) Date: November 19, 2005 at 16:14:34 of 679 I am searching for any info on Thomas Bushby married to Catherine Gabert in the latter part of the 1800's - 1900. They lived in Altoona. They had a daughter Florine and possibly three sons - George, Raymond and Maurice. Any help at all would be appreciated. Thank you. http://genforum.genealogy.com/pa/blair/messages/642.html Re: Bushbys Posted by: Gloria Ranker (ID *****0473) Date: November 24, 2005 at 06:03:06 In Reply to: Re: Bushbys by jc of 679 The Bushbys I am looking for are Thomas Bushby who died between 1896 and 1900 and his wife Catherine Gabert born 7/1864. They had 4 children: George, Florine, Raymond and Maurice. We have tracked down the children but are unable to find Thomas and Catherine's gravesite or where they died. George and Florine were born in Altoona, Pa. I'm not sure of the others birthplace. Catherine was born in Huntingdon Co., Pa. and lived with son Raymond and family in Manhattan in the 1930 Census. ######################### Re: Bushbys Posted by: jc (ID *****5058) Date: March 25, 2006 at 19:46:20 In Reply to: Re: Bushbys by Gloria Ranker of 678 Name: Charles Seibert (actually the given name is unreadable; I would "guess" that it is Charlotte given that the census taker wrote "F" for female in the box Home in 1900: Pittsburgh Ward 20, Allegheny, Pennsylvania Age: 35 Estimated birth year: 1865 Birthplace: Pennsylvania Race: White Relationship to head-of-house: Head Census > U.S. Census > 1900 United States Federal Census > Pennsylvania > Allegheny > Pittsburgh Ward 20 > District 245 Seibert, Charlotte (my read of the census record) Head July 1875 Bushby, Catherine Partner July 1864 PA PA PA George J. Son July 1891 Florine Dau Oct 1893 Raymond Son Aug 1895 Maurice Son July 1898 ################### For your review. 1900 > PENNSYLVANIA > ALLEGHENY > 20-WD PITTSBURGH Series: T623 Roll: 1362 Page: 32 Surname GivenName Age Sex Race Birthplace State County Location Year BUSHBY CATHERINE 36 F W PA PA ALLEGHENY 20-WD PITTSBURGH 1900 Seibert, Charllotte Head Bushby, Catherine Partner July 1864 George J. Son July 1891 Florine Daughter Oct 1893 Raymond Son Aug 1895 Maurice Son July 1898 ############################### 1860 > PENNSYLVANIA > HUNTINGDON > CROMWELL TWP Series: M653 Roll: 1115 Page: 177 Surname GivenName Age Sex Race Birthplace State County Location Year GABERT SEBASTIAN 27 M W GERM PA HUNTINGDON CROMWELL TWP 1860 Sebastian Gabert 27 Farmer Germany Catherine 27 Germany Mary 4 PA William 3 PA Jacob 1 PA ##################### There is a John Gabert, age 49, born in Germany (I wonder if this is Sebastian's father?) 1860 > PENNSYLVANIA > LANCASTER > LANCASTER TWP Series: M653 Roll: 1121 Page: 559 Surname GivenName Age Sex Race Birthplace State County Location Year GABERT JOHN P 49 M W WURT PA LANCASTER LANCASTER TWP 1860 John Gabert listed as a farm laborer in the Samuel and Fanny Hershey household. No marital status is recorded. I just thought I should include this as these two GABERT names are the only ones on the 1860 cenus and both were born in Germany. And Sebastian lived in Huntingdon Co. ########## 1870 > PENNSYLVANIA > HUNTINGDON > CROMWELL TWP Series: M593 Roll: 1349 Page: 560 Surname GivenName Age Sex Race Birthplace State County Location Year GABERT SEBASTINE 46 M W BAVA PA HUNTINGDON CROMWELL TWP 1870 Gabert, Sebastine Farmer Bavaria Catharine 36 Keeping house Baden Annamary 14 At home PA William S. 13 PA Jacob 11 PA Clara B 9 PA *****Catherine 7 PA John 6 PA Sarah 5 PA George 3 PA Caroline 1 PA

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/jUB.2ACI/1172 Message Board Post: Does anyone have access to the book "Long Island- A History of Two Great Counties Nassau and Suffolk"? Published in 1949. There is a family in there that may give me a break in some research I am doing. I am looking for the biography in the book on the family of Jeremiah Wood. I beleive his father Jeremiah Mogan Wood and his mother Mary Patterson are mentioned in the bio. I have reference to J.W. jr. marriage that he was born in Williamsburg , SOUTH CAROLINA, as opposed to what several have always thought was Williamsburg Brooklyn. This would point my research in a whole different direction if he was from S.C. Is there anyone out there who could look this family up for me? Thanks, Janet Wood

I am seeking family or friends of the late Sergeant Ann L Burnham maiden name unknown, I believe originally from West Babylon lived in Grand Street Albany NY. Ann was a Sergeant US army WW2, she may possibly have been a nurse she died in 1986, she may have had a daughter named Nancy. Sincerely Janice UK BURNHAM, ANN L DATE OF BIRTH: 11/05/1898 DATE OF DEATH: 09/03/1986 BURIED AT: SECTION 8 SITE 6937 CALVERTON NATIONAL CEMETERY 210 PRINCETON BOULEVARD RT 25 CALVERTON, NY 11933 (631) 727-5410 WIFE OF BURNHAM, ARNOLD S SGT US ARMY

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/jUB.2ACI/1169.1.1 Message Board Post: Thanks for the suggestions. I will look into that. I am not from that area nor do I live close to it. So, I have to check some options. I tried looking on classmates.com but so far no luck. I will look again under the school names you listed. Thanks again.

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/jUB.2ACI/1169.1 Message Board Post: I used to live in the Shirley area. It's not a large area and the good thing is that there is only one or two "local" papers... Of course, then there is Newsday but most locals didn't put obits in Newsday, they used the local papers instead. I believe one of the papers is the Moriches Bay Tide.... (It's been awhile). The local library can probably help you out with the names of the papers. You might also consider looking for articles related to the graduation from the local high school, William Floyd H.S. Though, some people did attend the Catholic High School (I believe that was located in Riverhead??). You might also contact the library at the H.S. They might also have yearbooks that you could access. My dad and his siblings graduated during the period you are interested in, so you should be able to get access to what you need. Another good pointer is that most of the people probably used the local funeral homes, and there aren't too many. You might get some information via that route. Try googling for funeral homes in the Shirley / Mastic / Mastic Beach area. If he was Catholic (like most people in the area) you could also try the local churches. Most folks probably attended St. Judes in Mastic Beach; but some travelled a little way to Center Moriches to attend St. Johns. Also look into the Knights of Columbus and similar organizations.

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/jUB.2ACI/1171.1 Message Board Post: On 3/23/06 (8:41:38 AM MST), in a posting to the Suffolk County ancestry Board that was 'gatewayed' to NYSUFFOL-L@rootsweb.com, Margaret F Ernest (mfernest@comcast.net) asked, "I am researching the family of Thomas & Mary Ann Clark. They were immigrants from England. Both of them were still alive in 1900, living with their daughter Esther and her husband James Hawkins. Both were born in the timeframe 1831-1832, and probably married in this country in 1858. They were likely from Cornwall, England, as I found them in 1860 in Ontanogan County, Michigan in an area that was populated by miners from Cornwall. They may also have been Methodists. By 1870, they had moved to New Jersey, in Morris County where they also lived in 1880. They had at least seven children: Elizabeth, Esther, John, William, Laura, Luella & Elmer. John was my great grandfather. Thomas Clark was a miner in both NJ & MI. Does anyone know anything further about this family?" For questions such as yours, you may want to contact the Mastics-Moriches-Shirley Community Library (the library can suggest which local newspaper might have this information and other possible sources of information): Mastics-Moriches-Shirley Community Library 407 William Floyd Parkway Shirley, NY 11967 Tel: 631/399-1511 Fax: 631/???-???? eMail: http://www.communitylibrary.org/about/contact.php http://www.communitylibrary.org/ The pertinent geography: Moriches is a hamlet (unincorporated area) in the southeast section of the Town of Brookhaven, in the south-central part of Suffolk County. There are 8 villages (municipal corporations) and 36 hamlets (unincorporated areas) all or partly in the Town of Brookhaven. 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 Moriches in the Town of Brookhaven is bordered on the north by the Hamlet of Manorville; on the east by the Hamlet of Center Moriches; and, on the south and west by the Hamlet of Mastic. And, as occurs in every one of Suffolk County's 157 communities (0 cities, 32 villages and 125 hamlets), the Hamlet of Moriches has a different border than does the "Mastic, NY 11955" postal zone (i.e., a place can have a Moriches mailing address and not be in Moriches and a place can have other than a Moriches mailing address and be in Moriches). Those places that have a "Moriches, NY" mailing address that are not in the Hamlet of Moriches are in the Hamlet of Mastic; and, at the same time, there are places in the Hamlet of Moriches with a "Center Moriches, NY 11934" mailing address. For those who have their copy of the 2005 or earlier editions 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 Moriches in the Town of Brookhaven, Suffolk County on pages 14 & 24 (map) and 25 (population estimate). 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.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Clark, Hawkins, Lee, Robinson Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/jUB.2ACI/1171 Message Board Post: I am researching the family of Thomas & Mary Ann Clark. They were immigrants from England. Both of them were still alive in 1900, living with their daughter Esther and her husband James Hawkins. Both were born in the timeframe 1831-1832, and probably married in this country in 1858. They were likely from Cornwall, England, as I found them in 1860 in Ontanogan County, Michigan in an area that was populated by miners from Cornwall. They may also have been Methodists. By 1870, they had moved to New Jersey, in Morris County where they also lived in 1880. They had at least seven children: Elizabeth, Esther, John, William, Laura, Luella & Elmer. John was my great grandfather. Thomas Clark was a miner in both NJ & MI. Does anyone know anything further about this family?

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/jUB.2ACI/1170 Message Board Post: I am looking for a lookup. Given Name Umberto (used name Albert) Orsi. His possilble wife's name was jospehine (her maiden name was Longo. They lived in Shirley NY. (Suffolk County) If there were any other orsi's listed I would be interested in them too. THere were supposed to be 3 children Michael, John, & Carmen. Thanks for any help anyone can give me.

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/jUB.2ACI/1169 Message Board Post: I am looking for an obit on my Grandfather his given name was Umberto (used the name Albert) Orsi. He died on 4/22/1958, he was 43 years old. He lived in shirley, NY. Suffolk County. The local libray for that area is Mastics-Moriches-Shirley Library 631-399-1511. I don't know the local paper in that area at that time. I am also looking for year book look ups. He had 3 children I believe their name were Michael, John & Carmen Orsi. I called the library and they do carry the year books for the local high schools. The years of graduations would be from about 1966 to 1975. If any one could look into this for me I would greatly appreciate it. I think he married the mother to these 3 children and her name was Josephine Longo (Orsi).

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Swayze, Hopkins, Coon, Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/jUB.2ACI/35.44.191.206.1.1.1.1 Message Board Post: The Hopkins in New Jersey came to Newton and Ransom Twps in Lackawanna Co. PA. Hopkins and Swayze families went to Natchez Mississippi, and Oklahoma. Others went from there to Louisanna, Kansas, as these were also listed among other sources. Please write if you want more detail.

On 3/20/06 (6:37:27 PM MST), in a posting to the New York County Ancestry Board that was 'gatewayed' to NYNEWYOR-L@rootsweb.com, Mary Harrigan (yramharr@optonline.net) asked, "I am also looking for Cornelius Harrigan I am the oldest daughter of his son Cornelius, who lived in Mastic Beach many years ago and had 2 other children with a diffent wife" For questions such as yours, you may want to contact the Mastics-Moriches-Shirley Community Library (the library can suggest which local newspaper might have this information and other possible sources of information): Mastics-Moriches-Shirley Community Library 407 William Floyd Parkway Shirley, NY 11967 Tel: 631/399-1511 Fax: 631/???-???? eMail: http://www.communitylibrary.org/about/contact.php http://www.communitylibrary.org/ The pertinent geography: Mastic Beach is a hamlet (unincorporated area) in the southeast section of the Town of Brookhaven, in the south-central part of Suffolk County. There are 8 villages (municipal corporations) and 36 hamlets (unincorporated areas) all or partly in the Town of Brookhaven. 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 Mastic Beach in the Town of Brookhaven is bordered on the north by the Hamlet of Mastic; on the east and south by the Great South Bay; and, on the west by the Hamlet of Shirley. And, as occurs in every one of Suffolk County's 157 communities (0 cities, 31 villages and 126 hamlets), the Hamlet of Mastic Beach has a different border than does the "Mastic Beach, NY 11951" postal zone (i.e., a place can have a Mastic Beach mailing address and not be in Mastic Beach and a place can have other than a Mastic Beach mailing address and be in Mastic Beach). Those places that have a "Mastic Beach, NY" mailing address that are not in the Hamlet of Mastic Beach are in the Hamlet of Mastic; and, at the same time, there are places in the Hamlet of Mastic Beach with a "Shirley, NY 11967" mailing address. For those who have their copy of the 2005 or earlier editions 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 Mastic Beach in the Town of Brookhaven, Suffolk County on pages 14 & 24 (map) and 25 (population estimate). 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.

On 3/19/06 (7:42:35 PM MST), Rolene Kiesling, Groveland, CA (rolene@mlode.com) asked, "Can someone explain if St. Charles Cemetery, Farmingdale is in Nassau or Suffolk County? I see it both ways." The problem is caused because the "Farmingdale, NY 11735" postal zone is a non-conforming bi-county postal zone: While the "Farmingdale, NY 11735" shares the name of the Village of Farmingdale in the Town of Oyster Bay, Nassau County, the postal zone serves an area in both the Town of Oyster Bay in Nassau County and the Town of Babylon in Suffolk County. St. Charles Cemetery is in the Hamlet of East Farmingdale (Farmingdale P.O.). In other words, if you want to send a letter to St. Charles Cemetery, you would address this letter to "Farmingdale, NY"; however, if you want to actually go to St. Charles Cemetery, you would go to East Farmingdale. It is important to note that the Hamlet of East Farmingdale is one of those many villages and hamlets on Long Island where none of the places in the community have the hamlet name as part of their mailing address. The pertinent geography: East Farmingdale is a hamlet (unincorporated area) in the northwest part of the Town of Babylon, in the southwest part of Suffolk County (along the Babylon/Huntington/Oyster Bay town line and the Suffolk/Nassau County line). There are 3 villages (municipal corporations) and 12 hamlets (unincorporated areas) all or partly in the Town of Babylon. 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 East Farmingdale in the Town of Babylon is bordered on the north by the Hamlet of Melville in the Town of Huntington (the Babylon/Huntington Town line); on the east by the Hamlets of Wyandanch and West Babylon; on the south by the Hamlets of North Lindenhurst and North Amityville and, on the west by the Village of Farmingdale, Town of Oyster Bay, Nassau County (the Babylon/Oyster Bay Town line and the Suffolk/Nassau County line). And, as occurs in every one of Suffolk County's 157 communities (0 cities, 32 villages and 125 hamlets), the hamlet and the postal zone that use the same name, have much different borders: In this case there is no "East Farmingdale, NY" postal zone and places in the Hamlet of East Farmingdale have other than an "East Farmingdale, NY" mailing address (these places have a "Farmingdale, NY 11735" mailing address). In addition to the Farmingdale addresses in the Town of Babylon, Suffolk County, about 3 of every 4 Farmingdale addresses in Nassau County are also not in the Village of Farmingdale: these paces with a Farmingdale address that are not in the Village of Farmingdale are in the Hamlet of South Farmingdale and in the Hamlet of Plainedge. For those who have their copy of the 2005 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 East Farmingdale in the Town of Babylon, Suffolk County on pages 14 & 18 (map) and 19 (population estimate). 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.