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From: "NColeman" <>
Subject: Re: [NYSUFFOL] Researching Long Island
Date: Wed, 13 Dec 2000 06:52:28 -0500
References: <29.de58881.2767a0d2@aol.com> <005101c06456$7fd674e0$a37ab0d0@wutka.com>


Hempstead Village and the larger "Town" was a part of Queens
County in 1690, long before that section broke off and
became Nassau County. So, you are probably still interested
in the Town, and possibly the village within the Town, of
Hempstead, Queens County.

Best regards. Nancy.
NColeman

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----- Original Message -----
From: "Ceal Wutka" <>
To: <>
Sent: Tuesday, December 12, 2000 11:13 AM
Subject: Re: [NYSUFFOL] Researching Long Island


> I am definitely not looking for the Village then, since I
am looking for
> Hempstead, Long Island, Ny, around 1690. Nassau County
wasn't founded until
> 1898.
>
> Ceal
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <>
> To: <>
> Sent: Tuesday, December 12, 2000 10:40 AM
> Subject: [NYSUFFOL] Researching Long Island
>
>
> >
> >
> > On 12/12/2000 (9:10:02 AM EST), Ceal ()
asks,
> >
> > "Was Hempstead, Long Island in Suffolk County? This is
the town I have
> for
> > some of my BURDGE ancesters."
> >
> >
> > The Village of Hempstead, the Town of Hempstead and the
Hempstead, NY
> 11550
> > postal zone all have different borders, but they do have
one thing in
> common
> > -- they are all in Nassau County.
> >
> > The Village of Hempstead (incorporated in 1853) is in
the Town of
> Hempstead.
> > Separately, there is the Hempstead, NY 11550 postal
zone, which has a
> > different border than does the Village of Hamlet,
although it too is in
> the
> > Town of Hempstead. There are 22 villages and 36 hamlets
all or partly in
> the
> > Town of Hempstead.
> >
> >
> > . acres
> > . Village of Hempstead 2,327
> > . Hempstead, NY 11550 2,652
> > . Town of Hempstead 22,621
> >
> > As you can see from the above, about 12.5% of the places
that have a
> > "Hempstead" mailing address are not in the Village of
Hempstead.
> >
> > For those who have their copy of the 1998 or 1999 LI
Population Survey or
> > have already downloaded the report from the Suffolk
County Cooperative
> > Library web site (eMail me directly if you need
instructions on how to
> access
> > and download the report), you'll find the Village of
Hempstead
> (incorporated
> > in 1853) 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
> >
> >
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