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From: Marie Kravette <>
Subject: [NYNASSAU] Re: NYNASSAU-D Digest V01 #245
Date: Sat, 1 Dec 2001 17:59:16 -0800 (PST)
In-Reply-To: <200112011009.fB1A9WO11953@lists7.rootsweb.com>


Walter

Thankyou for the information, you are full of
knowledge.
Happy Holdiay to you
Marie
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> ATTACHMENT part 1 message/rfc822
>
> NYNASSAU-D DigestVolume 01 : Issue 245
>
> Today's Topics:
> #1 [NYNASSAU] Matthew O'NEILL and O'N
> []
> #2 [NYNASSAU] Obituary Look-up ["Pat
> Hansen" <]
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> ATTACHMENT part 2 message/rfc822
> Date: Fri, 30 Nov 2001 10:53:18 EST
> From:
> To:
> Subject: [NYNASSAU] Matthew O'NEILL and O'Neill Ford
>
> On (11/30/01 1:06:55 AM EST), Dave
> () replied to the
> first posting in the this series, as:
>
> "I think what you have reference too, is not South
> Smithville... but rather
> Smithville South, which became North Bellmore in
> 1920. Prior to 1920
> portions of this area would also have included what
> was known as East Meadow."
>
> I can add: North Bellmore is a hamlet in the Town of
> Hempstead and to add the
> an already confusing geographic confusion, the
> Hamlet of North Bellmore is in
> the service area of 3 different postal zones, none
> of which is named "North
> Bellmore, NY".
>
> The pertinent geography:
>
> North Bellmore is a hamlet (unincorporated area) in
> the east-center section
> of the Town of Hempstead. There are 22 villages
> (municipal corporations) and
> 36 hamlets (unincorporated areas) 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
> North Bellmore in the Town of Hempstead is bordered
> on the north by the
> Hamlet of East Meadow; on the east by the Hamlets of
> North Wantagh and
> Wantagh; on the south by the Hamlet of Bellmore;
> and, on the west by the
> Hamlet of North Merrick.
>
> And, as occurs in all but one of Nassau County's 136
> communities (2 cities,
> 64 villages and 70 hamlets), the Hamlet of North
> Bellmore has a different
> border than does the "North Bellmore, NY" and in
> this case there is no "North
> Bellmore, NY" postal zone.
>
> Depending where a place is located within the Hamlet
> of North Bellmore, that
> place would have either a "Bellmore, NY 11710", a
> "Wantagh, NY 11793" or a
> "Merrick, NY 11566" mailing address.
>
> For those who have their copy of the 1998, 1999 or
> 2000 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
> North Bellmore 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
>
> ______________________________

> ATTACHMENT part 3 message/rfc822
> Date: Fri, 30 Nov 2001 14:25:55 -0700
> From: "Pat Hansen" <>
> To:
> Subject: [NYNASSAU] Obituary Look-up
>
> Hello. I need some help here. I would like to
> obtain an obituary for my
> great-great aunt, Clara West Moulton who died in
> Glen Cove in June, 1980.
> She was 91 years of age. I am able to borrow
> microfilm via interlibrary
> loan. Does anyone know where I can obtain the obit?
>
> Pat Hansen
> Phoenix
>


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