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Subject: [NYNAS ] Where would I go to get a death Certificate for Valley Stream?
Date: Tue, 2 Mar 2004 14:41:07 EST

On 3/2/04 (12:30:48 PM MST), in a posting to ,
Pat RYF () asked,

"Where would I go to get copies of death certificate for Valley Stream
residents in the 1890's"


Valley Stream did not become a village (municipal corporation) until 1925,
thus for vital records you would want to contact the Town Clerk of the Town of
Hempstead:

Office of the Town Clerk
Town of Hempstead
Hempstead Town Hall
One Washington Street
Hempstead, NY 11550

Tel: 516/489-5000, X3046
Fax: 516/???-????

eMail: ?????

http://www.townofhempstead.org./content/tc/menu_tc.html


Valley Stream is one of those many communities on Long Island where many
places with a "Valley Stream, NY" mailing address are NOT in Valley Stream.

The pertinent geography:

Valley Stream is a village (incorporated in 1925) in the western part of the
Town of Hempstead, in the southwestern part of Nassau County, along the Nassau
County/New York City (County/Borough of Queens) line. There are 22 villages
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 Village of
Valley Stream in the Town of Hempstead is bordered on the north by the Hamlet of
North Valley Stream; on the east by the Villages of Malverne and Lynbrook and
the Hamlet of Hewlett; on the south by the Hamlets of Hewlett, Woodmere and
South Valley Stream; and, on the west by the Hamlet of South Valley Stream and
New York City (County/Borough of Queens).

And, as occurs in all but one of Nassau County's 136 communities (2 cities,
64 villages and 70 hamlets), the Village of Valley Stream has a different
border than does the "Valley Stream, NY" postal zone.

......................................................acres
.....Village of Valley Stream ..............2,258
.....Hamlet of North Valley Stream .....1,209
.....Hamlet of South Valley Stream .......566

.....Valley Stream, NY 11580 ............2,496
.....Valley Stream, NY 11581 ............1,813
...................total .............................4,309

As indicated by the acreage numbers, the Village of Valley Stream is only
about 52% of the "Valley Stream, NY" postal zone. Hence, there is about an equal
chance that a place with a "Valley Stream, NY" mailing address is NOT in the
Village of Valley Stream.

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 Village of Valley Stream
(incorporated in 1925) 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.

Happy Purim (begins Sunday, March 7 at sunset),

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.

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