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/746.1 Message Board Post: On 8/1/03 (10:40:24 PM MDT), in a posting to the Suffolk County Board that was 'gatewayed' to [email protected], ????? ([email protected]) asked, "I have started collecting land infomation from the 1600's and 1700's, mostly in Bridgehampton. Does anyone have, or know where to find, maps, plots, plats, plans etc for this immediate township? Am particularly interested in early Sagg and Mecox Division Lot Draws." First off, Bridgehampton is a hamlet in the Town of Southampton. Second, for questions such as yours, you may want to contact the Hampton Library: The Hampton Library P.O. Box 3025 2478 Main Street Bridgehampton, NY 11932 Tel: 631/537-0015 Fax: 631/537-7229 eMail: [email protected] http://www.suffolk.lib.ny.us/libraries/brid/ Third, another good place to seek help would be the Town Clerk for the Town of Southampton: Town Clerk Town of Southampton Southampton Town Hall 116 Hampton Road Southampton, NY 11968 Tel: 631-283-6000 Fax: 631/???-???? eMail: http://www.town.southampton.ny.us/contact.ihtml http://www.town.southampton.ny.us/index.ihtml Fourth, the pertinent geography: Bridgehampton is a hamlet (an unincorporated area) in the eastern section of the Town of Southampton, Suffolk County (it's partly up against the Southampton/East Hampton town line). There are currently 6 villages (incorporated municipalities) and 17 hamlets all or partly in the Town of Southampton. 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 Bridgehampton in the Town of Southampton is bordered on the north by the Hamlet of Noyack and the Village of Sag Harbor; on the east by the Hamlet of Wainscott in the Town of East Hampton (the Southampton/East Hampton town line) and the Hamlet of Sagaponock; on the south by the Atlantic Ocean; and, on the west by the Hamlet of Water Mill. And, as occurs in every one of Suffolk County's 157 communities (0 cities, 31 villages and 126 hamlets), the Hamlet of Bridgehampton has a different border than does the "Bridgehampton, NY 11932" postal zone (i.e., a place can have a Bridgehampton mailing address and not be in Bridgehampton and a place can be in Bridgehampton and have other than a Bridgehampton mailing address). Those places that have a "Bridgehampton, NY" mailing address that are not in the Hamlet of Bridgehampton are in the Hamlet of Sagaponock and also in the Hamlet of Wainscott in the Town of East Hampton. At the same time, there are places in the Hamlet of Bridgehampton that have a "Sag Harbor, NY 11963" mailing address. For those who have their copy of the 2002 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 Bridgehampton in the Town of Southampton, Suffolk County on pages 15 & 28 (map) and 29 (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.